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Australia Reads

Author and Illustrator Directory

Find the perfect writer, poet, playwright, storyteller or illustrator for your event.

The Australia Reads Author and Illustrator Directory is a free, online resource for event bookers across Australia to find local authors and illustrators for events in their schools, workplaces and communities.

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Lisa Harvey-Smith

Author

TAS

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit

Katrina Nannestad

Author

VIC

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Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, General history

Kate and Jol Temple

Author & Illustrator

NSW

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Reading, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Identity and belonging, Refugees and political asylum, Mental health, General history

Julie Murphy

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Family, Environment, Social justice

George Ivanoff

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Identity and belonging, Australian history, General history

Caz Goodwin

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Mental health

Amelia Tonta

Author

ACT

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Friendship, Identity and belonging

Ali Rutstein

Author

QLD

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Workshop, Primary school visit, Friendship, Family

Dannielle Viera

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Primary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Identity and belonging

Sue Whiting

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging

Melissa Garside

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging

Lucie Stevens

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, General history, Class and mobility

Karen Comer

Author

VIC

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Workshop, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging

James Phelan

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Politics, General history

Camille Manley

Illustrator

QLD

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Panel guest, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Physical health

Brian Falkner

Author

QLD

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Death and grief, General history

Vaughan Duck

Illustrator

SA

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Workshop, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship

Tania Ingram

Author

SA

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Racism

Suzanne Leal

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Family, Identity and belonging, General history

Stef Gemmill

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Identity and belonging, Refugees and political asylum, Migration

Sherryl Clark

Author

Other/International

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Australian history, Social justice, Feminism

Sally Murphy

Author

WA

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Australian history

Norman Jorgensen

Author

WA

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Australian history, General history, Social justice

Mark Greenwood

Author

WA

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Australian history, General history

Margeaux Davis

Author & Illustrator

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Friendship, Environment, Identity and belonging, Australian history

Lara Cain Gray

Author

QLD

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit

Karen Hendriks

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Refugees and political asylum, Migration, Australian history

Josh Donellan

Author

QLD

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Politics, Social justice

Jevita Nilson

Author

WA

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Reading, Workshop, Primary school visit, Environment, Death and grief

Eileen O’Hely

Author

QLD

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Environment, Disability