• Mark Carthew

    • Author
    • Musician
    Audience:
    Primary age, Adults, Parents
    Format:
    Talks, Workshops, Presentations
    Home state:
    Victoria (VIC)
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    Mark is an award-winning children’s author, musician, educator and editor, and is well known for his books and series exploring wordplay. His books have involved collaboration with some of the world’s leading authors and illustrators. Mark is a May Gibbs Children’s Literature Trust Fellow: Brisbane (2013) and Adelaide (2020 and . . .

  • Stephen Whiteside

    • Author
    • Musician
    • Poet
    Audience:
    Primary age
    Format:
    Workshops, Presentations
    Home state:
    Victoria (VIC)
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    Stephen offers a 45 – 60 minute performance of poetry and song to a large group of children.

  • Houston Dunleavy

    • Composer
    • Musician
    Audience:
    Secondary age, Adults
    Format:
    Workshops, Professional development
    Home state:
    Victoria (VIC)
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    Houston Dunleavy is a composer, conductor and educator. He has been Adjunct Fellow at the Australian National University, Musical Director of the Sydney Male Choir, Head of Composition and Production at the Australian Institute of Music and Senior Lecturer and Acting Head of School at The University of Wollongong. He . . .

  • Mark C. Evans

    • Author
    • Musician
    Audience:
    Primary age, Secondary age, Adults, Pre-school age, Childcare, Tertiary age
    Format:
    Talks, Workshops, Presentations
    Home state:
    Western Australia (WA)
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    Mark is an internationally published multi-award winning children’s author. He has also been a professional actor for the stage and screen. He has over 20 years experience in role-play training and performing in front of an audience. TALKS AND WORKSHOPS With a background in stand-up comedy, Mark’s presentations are energetic . . .

  • Chris Collin

    • Author
    • Musician
    Audience:
    Primary age, Pre-school age
    Format:
    Workshops, Presentations
    Home state:
    Queensland (QLD)
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    Chris is an award-winning independent children’s author, based on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. He has published four books – Funky Chicken: A Bushy Tale of Crocs and Chooks, A Bug Called Doug & Funky Chicken: Chooks in Space (winner Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year) and Funky Chicken Mission InCROCible!. Chris’s mission is . . .

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