Lorraine Marwood
- Author
- Poet
Lorraine brings her rural background and literacy training to her writing and workshops. She has four collections of poetry published, including A Ute Picnic and Other Australian Poems with Walker Books. Lorraine also writes chapter books and novels. Her verse novel, Star Jumps, won the 2010 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for . . .
Felicity Marshall
- Author
- Illustrator
Felicity is a children’s author and illustrator and has published three picture books: You and Me Murrawee, Sage’s Ark and The Star. Felicity grew up in the country, and was educated in Western Australia, UK and USA. She has also lived for several years in France and UK. After moving to Melbourne, she spent . . .
Deryn Mansell
- Author
While working and studying in Indonesia, Deryn drew on her in-country experiences and historical research to write Tiger Stone, a mystery adventure set in fourteenth-century Java. Tiger Stone was selected for the International Youth Library’s 2015 White Ravens Catalogue. Deryn is also a journalist and former editor of Inside Indonesia’s bilingual education supplement. talks . . .
Virginia Lowe
- Author
Virginia runs a manuscript assessment agency, Create a Kids’ Book, which has launched many successful writers and illustrators. She has been a municipal and school librarian, a judge for the CBCA Awards and an academic writer on children and books. Her published works include Stories, Pictures and Reality: Two Children Tell. . . .
Sue Lawson
- Author
Sue Lawson has worked as a teacher, radio announcer, MCG attendant, swimming teacher and nightclub DJ. She now does what she’s passionate about – writing, reading and encouraging young people to love both. An experienced teacher and presenter, Sue runs positive, fast-paced workshops for students, teachers and adults. When Sue’s . . .
Victoria Lane
- Author
Victoria is an award-winning journalist and writer who has worked in New York, London and Sydney and now calls Melbourne home. She spent 17 years as a correspondent for Reuters, the international news wire. Victoria writes picture books and chapter books for kids aged 3 to 8. talks and workshops Workshops . . .
Jackie Kerin
- Author
- Storyteller
Jackie is primarily recognised as a storyteller working in the oral tradition. Visiting schools, kindergartens, folk and literary festivals and cultural institutions, she has awakened in thousands of children and adults the joy of spoken stories. Jackie was the recipient of the Pat Glover Memorial Storytelling Award at the Port . . .
Bernadette Kelly
- Author
Bernadette has written over 30 fiction and non-fiction books, including the Riding High and the Pony Patch series, which are all about her favourite animals: horses. In 2010 Bernadette was awarded a fellowship from the May Gibbs Children’s Literature Trust. Bernadette loves visiting schools, doing workshops and talking to kids about her books and . . .
Nicky Johnston
- Artist
- Author
- Illustrator
Nicky is a mum to four boys, a primary educator, an artist, a public speaker, and author and illustrator of children’s books. She is passionate about the importance of teaching resilience and positive emotional well-being in children, and provides teacher and parent professional development seminars demonstrating opportunities to do this . . .
Michael Hyde
- Author
Michael Hyde has been writing for over 30 years, mainly for adolescents and YA. All Along the Watchtower is his memoir of his life in the sixties. His other titles include Footy Dreaming, Tyger Tyger, Hey Joe and Max. After 25 years as an English teacher, Michael now lectures in writing and literature at Victoria University and conducts . . .