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.

Maura Pierlot

Author

ACT

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

Nicole Hayes

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, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Politics, Social justice, 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

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

AJ Betts

Author

WA

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Death and grief, Mental health

Su-May Tan

Author

VIC

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Reading, Panel guest, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging, Migration

Deb Fitzpatrick

Author

WA

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

Verity Croker

Author

QLD

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

Troy Hunter

Author

VIC

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

Tobias Madden

Author

Other/International

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Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Physical health, Sex and sexuality

Texi Smith

Author

NSW

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Reading, Panel guest, Coming of age, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Refugees and political asylum, Migration, Sex and sexuality

Susanne Gervay

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Migration, Mental health, Social justice, Feminism, Racism, Disability

Richard Yaxley

Author

QLD

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

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

Pip Smith

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Politics, Refugees and political asylum, Migration, Australian history, Feminism, Gender

Pip Harry

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, Friendship, Family, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Social justice, Disability

Penny Reeve

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Identity and belonging, Social justice

Nick Earls

Author

QLD

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Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Identity and belonging, Migration

Michelle Morgan

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging, Australian history, Class and mobility

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

Shivaun Plozza

Author

VIC

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

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

Juliet Sampson

Author

VIC

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

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

Jan-andrew Henderson

Author

QLD

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

Hazel Edwards OAM

Author

VIC

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Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Friendship, Family, Environment, Refugees and political asylum, Australian history

Amie Kaufman

Author

VIC

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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, Feminism, Sex and sexuality

Finegan Kruckemeyer

Author

SA

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

Bren MacDibble

Author

WA

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

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