Wenda Shurety

• Author

Audience:

Primary age, Pre-school age

Format:

Talks, Workshops

Home state:

Queensland (QLD)

Wenda Shurety is an award-winning children’s author with six picture books published about nature and the magical world of the imagination. Her first picture book Eva’s Imagination was shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year 2019, and Pear of Hope won the Picture Book of the Year . . .

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 . . .

Kylie Covark

• Author
• Poet

Audience:

Primary age, Adults, Pre-school age

Format:

Talks, Workshops, Presentations

Home state:

South Australia (SA)

Kylie is a poet, children’s author, and educator. Kylie is an inaugural recipient of a mentorship through Raising Literacy Australia’s Emerging Author and Illustrator Mentoring Project and is an advocate for childhood literacy. She has been awarded first prize in the CYA Conference Picture Book Competition (Aspiring) and the Writers Unleashed Picture Book Writing Competition. Her forthcoming . . .

Nadia King

• Author

Audience:

Primary age, Secondary age, All ages

Home state:

Western Australia (WA)

Nadia L King is a children’s author and award-winning short story writer. Her picture book, Claire Malone Changes the World, encourages children to advocate for a better world. Her YA novel, Jenna’s Truth, shines a light on cyberbullying. Nadia is an enthusiastic, inspiring speaker. She believes we all have the . . .

Robert Favretto

• Author

Audience:

Primary age

Format:

Talks, Workshops

Home state:

Victoria (VIC)

Robert is a Melbourne-based writer of junior fiction and picture books. While working as a primary school teacher, he began making up stories for his students and was inspired to become an author. His books focus on humour and wordplay – making reading enjoyable and rewarding for young readers. His . . .

Ingrid Laguna

• Author

Audience:

Primary age, Secondary age, Teachers, Librarians

Home state:

Victoria (VIC)

Ingrid Laguna is a dynamic and engaging author, educator and musician. She lives in Melbourne and teaches English to children and adults from all over the world, many of whom have refugee backgrounds. Songbird is her second book. TALKS AND WORKSHOPS Students will be scaffolded and prompted to explore themes . . .

Cath Crowley

• Author

Audience:

Primary age, Secondary age

Format:

Talks, Workshops, Professional development

Home state:

Victoria (VIC)

Cath Crowley is an award-winning author of young adult fiction. Her novels include The Gracie Faltrain trilogy, Chasing Charlie Duskin, Graffiti Moon, Words in Deep Blue and Take Three Girls (co-written with Fiona Wood and Simmone Howell). talks and workshops Cath has taught creative writing across Australia and overseas and . . .

Lian Tanner

• Author

Audience:

Primary age, Secondary age, Adults, Teachers

Format:

Talks, Workshops

Home state:

Tasmania (TAS)

Lian writes exciting children’s fantasy adventure novels, including the best-selling Keepers Trilogy and her new series, The Rogues. Lian has been dynamited while scuba diving and arrested while busking. She once spent a week in the jungles of Papua New Guinea, hunting for a Japanese soldier left over from the . . .

Dannika Patterson

• Author

Audience:

Primary age, Adults, Teachers, Pre-school age, Tertiary age

Format:

Talks, Workshops, Presentations, Professional development

Home state:

Queensland (QLD)

Dannika Patterson is a children’s author, creative workshop presenter and Australia Reads ambassador. Through her books, school visits and workshops, Dannika aims to uplift and spark wonder, helping to foster ecological, social and self-awareness in a gentle, joyful way. With over 12 children’s picture book and early reader titles published across . . .

Jo Sandhu

• Author

Audience:

Primary age, Secondary age

Format:

Talks, Workshops

Home state:

Queensland (QLD)

Jo has a passion for creating unlikely heroes, exciting adventures and authentic fantasy worlds. Jo is the author of the Tarin of the Mammoths Series. Book One: The Exile won the Readings Children’s Book Prize 2018. It is a CBCA Notable Book and Aurealis Finalist for Best Children’s Book. Her short . . .