• Joel McKerrow

    • Author
    • Graphic novelist
    • Poet
    Audience:
    Primary age, Secondary age
    Home state:
    Victoria (VIC)
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    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: . . .

  • Renee Treml

    • Artist
    • Author
    • Graphic novelist
    • Illustrator
    Audience:
    Primary age, Secondary age, Adults, Tertiary age
    Format:
    Talks, Workshops
    Home state:
    Western Australia (WA)
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    Renee writes and illustrates books for young children. Her titles include One Very Tired Wombat, Once I Heard a Little Wombat (2016 Speech Pathology Book of the Year Award; 2016 Environmental Award for Children’s Literature), and Ten Little Owls (CBCA Notable Book Early Childhood 2017). Her first graphic novel/illustrated mystery for middle . . .

  • Sarah Howell

    • Artist
    • Graphic novelist
    • Illustrator
    Audience:
    Primary age, Secondary age, Adults, Tertiary age
    Format:
    Workshops
    Home state:
    Victoria (VIC)
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    Sarah is a founding member of Squishface Comics Studio. She self-publishes zines and mini-comics and is currently working on a graphic novel about Dame Enid Lyons. Sarah is the cartooning tutor at Box Hill Community Arts Centre and the graphic novels tutor at the Centre for Adult Education, Melbourne. talks . . .

  • Steve Isham

    • Author
    • Graphic novelist
    • Illustrator
    Audience:
    Primary age, Adults, Teachers
    Format:
    Workshops
    Home state:
    Tasmania (TAS)
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    Steve is an author/illustrator and former teacher. Steve collaborates with wife Marion, creating picture books including ‘how-to’ books like Draw Aussie Animals, and, most recently, a graphic novel, Digger’s Code. In his capacity as a writer and illustrator, Steve has visited schools throughout Australia, the USA, Thailand and China. He and his . . .

  • Lesley Vamos

    • Animator
    • Artist
    • Graphic novelist
    • Illustrator
    Audience:
    Primary age, Secondary age, Adults, Tertiary age
    Format:
    Workshops
    Home state:
    New South Wales (NSW)
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    Lesley studied at the College of Fine Arts, UNSW, receiving a Distinction in the Bachelor of Digital Media with Honours in Animation. She spent the next year in LA getting experience and is now working as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer, spending time both here and abroad to ensure . . .

  • Lewis Morley

    • Animator
    • Artist
    • Graphic novelist
    • Storyteller
    Audience:
    Secondary age, Tertiary age
    Format:
    Talks, Workshops
    Home state:
    New South Wales (NSW)
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    Lewis lectures on design and character creation for tertiary and high school students.

  • Marc McBride

    • Artist
    • Graphic novelist
    • Illustrator
    Audience:
    Primary age
    Format:
    Talks, Workshops, Presentations
    Home state:
    Victoria (VIC)
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    Marc McBride has illustrated many books including the hugely successful Deltora Quest and Quentaris series, The Deltora Book of Monsters, Old Ridley, Journey From The Centre Of The Earth and Tales of Deltora.

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