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.

Liz Evans

Author

TAS

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Mental health, Social justice, Feminism

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

Lainie Anderson

Author

SA

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Australian history, Feminism

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

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

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

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

Carly-Jay Metcalfe

Author

QLD

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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

Edwina Shaw

Author

QLD

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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

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

Ben Walter

Author

TAS

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Secondary school visit, Environment, Identity and belonging, Politics, Australian history, Social justice

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

Sonia Orchard

Author

VIC

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Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Secondary school visit, Mental health, Social justice, Feminism

Blake Nuto

Author & Illustrator

TAS

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Coming of age, Identity and belonging, Mental health, 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

Geoff Hutchison

Author

WA

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Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging, Politics

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

Amy Doak

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, Love and relationships, Friendship, Identity and belonging, Feminism

Tricia Stringer

Author

SA

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Social justice

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

Matt Shanks

Author & Illustrator

VIC

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Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Refugees and political asylum

Mary Pearson

Author

QLD

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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

Tony Flowers

Author & Illustrator

TAS

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Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Refugees and political asylum, General history

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

Robbie Coburn

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Secondary school visit, Love and relationships, Family, Death and grief, Mental health

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