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.

Trent Jamieson

Author

QLD

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Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Friendship, Family, Environment, Identity and belonging

Cary Lenehan

Author

TAS

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Media commentary, Identity and belonging, Feminism, Racism, Sex and sexuality, Gender

Amy de la Force

Author

Other/International

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Workshop, Panel guest, Love and relationships, Friendship, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Feminism

Laurie Bell

Author

VIC

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

Yxavel Magno Dino

Author

NSW

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Reading, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Coming of age, Friendship, Family, Environment, Identity and belonging

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

Louise Park

Author

NSW

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

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

Kylie Chan

Author

QLD

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Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Secondary school visit, Love and relationships, Family, Identity and belonging, Politics, Sex and sexuality

Earl Livings

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Love and relationships, Family, Death and grief

Angie Cui

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging, Migration, Feminism, Racism, Sex and sexuality, 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

Rebekah Bertram

Author

VIC

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Secondary school visit, Love and relationships, Friendship, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, General history

Rebecca Fraser

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Friendship, Family, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Disability

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

Lorena Carrington

Author & Illustrator

VIC

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

Kitty Black

Author

WA

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

Jodi McAlister

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Feminism, Sex and sexuality

Helen Edwards

Author

SA

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Family, Environment, Mental health, Australian history, Disability

Davinia Evans

Author

VIC

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Reading, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Love and relationships, Family, Identity and belonging, Social justice, Class and mobility

Alison Goodman

Author

VIC

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

Jeremy Lachlan

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Death and grief

Keshe Chow

Author

VIC

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Workshop, Panel guest, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Feminism, Racism, Class and mobility

Melanie La’Brooy

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Identity and belonging, Politics, General history, Social justice, Racism

Eugen Bacon

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Secondary school visit, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Refugees and political asylum, Migration, Feminism

Belinda Murrell

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Australian history, Social justice, Feminism

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

Annaleise Byrd

Author

QLD

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Reading, Workshop, Primary school visit, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging, Feminism

Aleesah Darlison

Author

QLD

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Social justice

Maria Linwood

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Love and relationships, Friendship, Death and grief, Identity and belonging

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