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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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Tara Marlow

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TAS

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Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Feminism

Tara Calaby

Author

VIC

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Reading, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Death and grief, Mental health, Gender, Class and mobility

Phil Hore

Author

QLD

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Workshop, Panel guest, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Friendship, Environment, Politics, Australian history, General history

Nicholas Jose

Author

SA

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Reading, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Love and relationships, Politics, Refugees and political asylum, Australian history, Social justice

Louise Wolhuter

Author

WA

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Workshop, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family

Lisa Walker

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Environment, Feminism

Laraine Stephens

Author

VIC

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Keynote speech, Australian history

Kayte Nunn

Author

NSW

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Workshop, Panel guest, Family, Death and grief, Social justice, Feminism, Class and mobility

Katherine Kovacic

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Friendship, Death and grief, Australian history, Feminism

Kate McCaffrey

Author

WA

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Social justice, Feminism, Sex and sexuality, Gender

Alison Goodman

Author

VIC

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Reading, Panel guest, Coming of age, Family, General history, Feminism

Lisa Kenway

Author

NSW

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Reading, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Love and relationships, Environment, Death and grief, Mental health

Kelly Gardiner

Author

VIC

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

Zahid Gamieldien

Author

NSW

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Reading, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Family, Death and grief, Racism, Class and mobility

Jackie French

Author

NSW

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

Fleur McDonald

Author

WA

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Panel guest, Keynote speech, Identity and belonging

Catherine Jinks

Author

NSW

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Workshop, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Australian history, General history

Ashley Kalagian Blunt

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Secondary school visit, Family, Feminism, Class and mobility

Ash Harrier

Author

WA

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Social justice, Feminism