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.

Want to be featured on the Directory as an author or illustrator? Read our Terms and Conditions and Code of Conduct, and sign up here.

Paul E Hardisty

Author

WA

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Secondary school visit, Love and relationships, Environment, Politics, Refugees and political asylum, Social justice

Christine Gregory

Author

VIC

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Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging, Social justice

Liz Evans

Author

TAS

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Mental health, Social justice, Feminism

Lainie Anderson

Author

SA

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Australian history, Feminism

Mark Mupotsa-Russell

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Love and relationships, Family, Death and grief, Mental health, Social justice, Feminism

K. M. Steele

Author

QLD

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Secondary school visit, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Politics, Australian history, Social justice, Racism

Mitch Jennings

Author

NSW

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Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Media commentary, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging

Edwina Shaw

Author

QLD

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Environment, Death and grief, Mental health, Physical health, Australian history, Social justice, Feminism

Luke Johnson

Author

VIC

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Panel guest, Coming of age, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Class and mobility

Jacqueline Ross

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Family, Mental health

Claire Sutherland

Author

VIC

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Panel guest, Friendship, Death and grief, Social justice

Amy Doak

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Identity and belonging, Feminism

Amy Suiter Clarke

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Family, Politics, Mental health, Social justice, Feminism, Racism, LGBTQI+

Shaeden Berry

Author

WA

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Reading, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Mental health

Michael Brissenden

Author

ACT

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Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Love and relationships, Family, Environment, Politics

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

Angela Savage

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Secondary school visit, Love and relationships, Family, Social justice, Racism, Gender

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

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

Sean Wilson

Author

VIC

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Reading, Panel guest, Media commentary, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Family, Death and grief, Australian history

Sandi Wallace

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Secondary school visit, Love and relationships, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Social justice

Narrelle M. Harris

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Love and relationships, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Sex and sexuality

Michelle Prak

Author

SA

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Reading, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Media commentary, Family, Social justice, Class and mobility

Martine Kropkowski

Author

QLD

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Politics, Mental health, Social justice, Feminism

Donna M Cameron

Author

NSW

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

Amanda Bridgeman

Author

WA

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Feminism, Gender

Pamela Freeman

Author

NSW

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

Maryrose Cuskelly

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Family, Death and grief, Politics, Social justice, Feminism

Ellie Marney

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Mental health, Feminism

Troy Hunter

Author

VIC

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Workshop, Panel guest, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Sex and sexuality

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