Joel McKerrow

• Author
• Graphic novelist
• Poet

Audience:

Primary age, Secondary age

Home state:

Victoria (VIC)

Joel McKerrow is an award-winning writer, speaker, children’s author, creativity specialist and one of Australia’s most successful, internationally-touring, performance poets. Full-time in his creative career for the past fifteen years, Joel has released seven spoken word/music albums, six poetry books. In March 2024, Joel releases his first Graphic Novel Series: . . .

James Phelan

• Author

Audience:

Primary age, Secondary age, Adults, Tertiary age

Format:

Workshops, Presentations

Home state:

Victoria (VIC)

James Phelan is the author of 30 books, including thrillers, young adult, and middle grade fiction. After studying architecture and working on the Federation Square design team, James studied English Literature and worked at The Age for five years. While there, he studied an MA Writing, then a PhD in . . .

Crystal Corocher

• Author

Audience:

Primary age, Secondary age, Pre-school age

Home state:

Victoria (VIC)

Crystal is an Australia Reads Ambassador Author and a passionate advocate for diversity in children’s literature. With dynamic sessions to engage reluctant readers through to development of gifted writers, your enrichment session with Crystal will be jam-packed with new tips, tricks and techniques to get creating! talks and workshops Crystal . . .

Henry Boffin

• Author

Audience:

Secondary age, Adults, Tertiary age

Format:

Talks, Presentations

Home state:

Victoria (VIC)

Henry is an award-winning screenwriter and children’s author, best known for his sci-fi middle-grade novel, Speck of the Stars. He has multiple years of experience teaching at high schools and universities throughout Australia and relishes his quest to help inspire the minds of children and adults alike. talks and presentations . . .

Maree Coote

• Artist
• Author
• Illustrator

Audience:

Primary age, Secondary age, Adults

Maree is an energetic inspirational speaker. She writes on history, art and design for adults and for children. Her childrens’ books explore creative concepts like art, architecture and typography. Spellbound was awarded Winner of the Bologna Ragazzi Special Mention Prize, Azaria was awarded the Bronze Medal in the CBCA Awards and Maree’s other . . .

Dannika Patterson and Megan Forward

• Author
• Illustrator

Audience:

Primary age

Format:

Talks, Workshops, Presentations

Home state:

Queensland (QLD)

Author Dannika Patterson and illustrator Megan Forward team up for co-presentations. Dannika and Megan are the creators of Jacaranda Magic and Scribbly Gum Secrets. DANNIKA PATTERSON Dannika Patterson is a children’s author, creative workshop presenter and Australia Reads ambassador. With over 12 children’s picture book and early reader titles published . . .

Robyn Ridgeway

• Author

Audience:

Secondary age, Adults

Home state:

New South Wales (NSW)

My name is Robyn Ridgeway. My Mother is a Thungutti woman, my Father a Biripai man. Both come from the NSW north coast. I’ve been teaching Aboriginal Studies for over twenty-seven years, both face-to-face and online. I enjoy writing because I get to be creative and escape reality for a . . .

Stef Gemmill

• Author

Audience:

Primary age, Secondary age, Adults, Pre-school age, Childcare

Format:

Talks, Workshops, Presentations

Home state:

Victoria (VIC)

Stef Gemmill is an award-winning children’s author and offers fun, educational story time workshops. She is known for her picture books that champion issues that matter covering themes like homelessness, resilience and environment. Her debut picture book, A Home For Luna, won the 2020 International Rubery Book Award for its unique . . .

Naomi Woodward

• Author

Audience:

Primary age, Secondary age, Pre-school age

Format:

Talks, Workshops

Home state:

Victoria (VIC)

Naomi has worked extensively in the Australian Arts, Education, Libraries and Bookselling industries, spending time as a scriptwriter and performer in children’s entertainment and working as a seasoned performer in theatre education around Australia. Currently, she is a copywriter/writer for ‘Illustrated’, exclusive to Apple Arcade. Moon Sailors is Naomi’s debut picture book inspired . . .

Jules and Pierre-Jacques Ober

• Author
• Model Maker
• Photographer

Audience:

Primary age, Secondary age, Adults, Teachers, Librarians

Format:

Workshops, Presentations

Home state:

Victoria (VIC)

Pierre-Jacques and Jules Ober are a French/Australian creative duo who tell stories with photos of miniature figurines. Their first two books, The Good Son and Jacqueline – a soldier’s daughter have won prizes in Australia and France for their totally original visual style and their ability to entertain and move . . .