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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Evan Croker

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

Shelly Higgs

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Reading, Workshop, Primary school visit, Mental health

Michael Brissenden

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

Amelia Tonta

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

Emma Pei Yin

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Family, Identity and belonging, Racism, Gender

Maura Pierlot

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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

Stephanie Reeder

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Reading, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Environment, Australian history

Jacinta Froud

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Reading, Workshop, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family

Cate Whittle

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Workshop, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging

Qin Qin

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Secondary school visit, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Feminism, Racism, Class and mobility