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.

Dina Davis

Author

NSW

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Reading, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Politics, Refugees and political asylum, Migration, Mental health, Feminism, Racism, Disability

Kelly Rimmer

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Mental health, General history

Victoria Vivente

Author

NSW

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Reading, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Love and relationships, Friendship, Identity and belonging, Mental health

Sarah Sasson

Author

NSW

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

Melinda Ham

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Media commentary, Secondary school visit, Identity and belonging, Refugees and political asylum, Migration, Australian history, Racism

Linda Royal

Author

NSW

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Keynote speech, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Refugees and political asylum, Migration, Mental health, General history, Social justice, Feminism, Racism, Sex and sexuality

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

Danielle Corrie

Author

NSW

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Reading, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Death and grief

Melissa Fagan

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Love and relationships, Family, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Australian history, Social justice, Feminism, Gender, Class and mobility

Suzanne Leal

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging, General history, Racism

Julie Thorndyke

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Friendship, Family, Australian history, Disability

Bec Nanayakkara

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Australian history, Social justice

Sarah Giddy

Author & Illustrator

NSW

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

Melissa-Jane Fogarty

Author & Illustrator

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Primary school visit, Family, Identity and belonging, Australian history

Nicole Alexander

Author

NSW

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Reading, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Environment, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Physical health, Australian history, General history, Racism

Molly Benjamin

Author

NSW

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Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Love and relationships, Feminism, Gender

Jane Tara

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Mental health, Feminism

Liz Foster

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Feminism

Zoe Bingley-Pullin

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Physical health

Erna Walraven

Author

NSW

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Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Love and relationships, Environment, Feminism, Sex and sexuality, Gender

Mark Gravas

Author & Illustrator

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Environment, Identity and belonging, Social justice

Julia Levitina

Author

NSW

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Workshop, Panel guest, Identity and belonging, Migration, General history

Tina Wilson

Author & Illustrator

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Coming of age, Friendship, Family, Environment, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Disability

Natalie Kyriacou OAM

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Environment, Politics, Social justice, Class and mobility

Katharine Rogers

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel facilitator, Primary school visit, Friendship, Environment, Australian history

Ashleigh Barton

Author

NSW

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

Jacqueline Rule

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Politics, Australian history, Social justice, Racism

Seana Smith

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Secondary school visit, Family, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Physical health, Disability

Sara Saleh

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Family, Identity and belonging, Social justice, Racism, Gender

Kimberly Brown

Author & Illustrator

NSW

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

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