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

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

Peta Miller

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Reading, Panel guest, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Australian history, Feminism

Carly-Jay Metcalfe

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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, Physical health, Disability, Sex and sexuality

K. M. Steele

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Secondary school visit, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Politics, Australian history, Social justice, Racism

Edwina Shaw

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Environment, Death and grief, Mental health, Physical health, Australian history, Social justice, Feminism

R. A. Stephens

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Mental health, Disability

Haydn Crespan

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Reading, Primary school visit, Friendship

Damien Crespan

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Reading, Primary school visit, Friendship

Di Taylor

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

Kathryn Apel

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

Kerry Brown

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Environment, Identity and belonging, Australian history

Mary Pearson

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Physical health, Gender

Camille Manley

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Workshop, Panel guest, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment

Vicki Bennett

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Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Australian history

Josephine Moon

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Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Mental health, Disability

Melissa Ashley

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Love and relationships, Family, General history, Feminism, Gender

Rory H. Mather

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Death and grief

Ali Rutstein

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Workshop, Primary school visit, Friendship, Family

Melanie Saward

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Love and relationships, Family, Identity and belonging, Racism, Sex and sexuality

Camille Manley

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Panel guest, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Physical health

Brian Falkner

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

Martine Kropkowski

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Politics, Mental health, Social justice, Feminism

Lara Cain Gray

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

Kylie Chan

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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

Ky Garvey

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Primary school visit, Family, Physical health

Josh Donellan

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Politics, Social justice

Eileen O’Hely

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

Carla Salmon

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

Brooke Graham

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

Pamela Rushby

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Reading, Workshop, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Friendship, Family, Australian history, General history, Feminism

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