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: . . .

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 picture . . .

Stephen Whiteside

• Author
• Musician
• Poet

Audience:

Primary age

Format:

Workshops, Presentations

Home state:

Victoria (VIC)

Stephen offers a 45 – 60 minute performance of poetry and song to a large group of children.

Claire Saxby

• Author
• Poet

Audience:

Primary age, Secondary age, Adults, Tertiary age

Format:

Workshops, Presentations

Home state:

Victoria (VIC)

Claire Saxby writes fiction, non-fiction and poetry for children. She has more than 35 books in print with more in production. Her poetry appears in magazines, anthologies, on train walls and in museum resources. Claire’s most recent picture book is There Was an Old Sailor, a nautical take on an old . . .

Lorraine Marwood

• Author
• Poet

Audience:

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

Format:

Talks, Workshops, Presentations

Home state:

Victoria (VIC)

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 . . .

Elizabeth Fensham

• Author
• Poet

Audience:

Primary age, Secondary age, Adults

Format:

Talks, Workshops

Home state:

Victoria (VIC)

Elizabeth is the award-winning author of nine novels for children and young adults. Titles include: Helicopter Man, The Invisible Hero, Matty Forever and My Dog Doesn’t Like Me. As a writer and one-time teacher, Elizabeth has presented to adults and children at writers festivals and other events in Australia and internationally. talks and workshops Target . . .

Catherine Bateson

• Author
• Poet

Audience:

Primary age, Secondary age, Adults, Teachers, Tertiary age

Format:

Talks, Workshops, Presentations, Professional development

Home state:

Victoria (VIC)

Catherine is a poet and award-winning writer for both children and young adults. She introduces poetry into her novels for younger readers whenever possible. Secretly, she longs to write a fantasy trilogy, but in the meantime she writes romance; her romance for young adults, Lisette’s Paris Notebook, was released in 2017 . . .

Teena Raffa-Mulligan

• Author
• Poet

Audience:

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

Format:

Talks, Workshops, Presentations

Home state:

Western Australia (WA)

Teena Raffa-Mulligan is the author of more than a dozen children’s books, and her short fiction and poetry for children and adults has been published in magazines and anthologies. Her writing life has also included a long career as a journalist and editor. talks and workshops Teena is an experienced, . . .

Sally Murphy

• Author
• Poet

Audience:

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

Format:

Talks, Workshops, Presentations

Home state:

Western Australia (WA)

Sally Murphy writes verse novels, picture books, and poetry and fiction for children. She also writes teaching resources for adults, and hundreds of book reviews for her website aussiereviews.com. Sally’s thirty published books include the award-winning Pearl Verses the World and Toppling. She has also published the picture book The Floatingest Frog. talks and workshops An experienced . . .