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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Lucie Stevens

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, General history, Class and mobility

Louise Park

Author

NSW

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

James Phelan

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Politics, General history

Brian Falkner

Author

QLD

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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

Tania Ingram

Author

SA

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Racism

Suzy Zail

Author

VIC

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Panel guest, Secondary school visit, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Social justice, Feminism, Racism

Sherryl Clark

Author

Other/International

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Australian history, Social justice, Feminism

Sean Wilson

Author

VIC

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Reading, Panel guest, Media commentary, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Family, Death and grief, Australian history

Sandi Wallace

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Secondary school visit, Love and relationships, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Social justice

Sally Murphy

Author

WA

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

Norman Jorgensen

Author

WA

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Australian history, General history, Social justice

Narrelle M. Harris

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Love and relationships, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Sex and sexuality

Martine Kropkowski

Author

QLD

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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

Marny Lishman

Author

WA

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

Louise Carter

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Love and relationships, Friendship, Death and grief, Feminism, Sex and sexuality

Katya de Becerra

Author

VIC

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

Karen Hendriks

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Refugees and political asylum, Migration, Australian history

Josie McSkimming

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Love and relationships, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Social justice, Feminism, Sex and sexuality, Gender

Josh Donellan

Author

QLD

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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

Jevita Nilson

Author

WA

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Reading, Workshop, Primary school visit, Environment, Death and grief

Jess Sanders

Author

TAS

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Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Physical health, Social justice, Feminism, Disability, Gender

Earl Livings

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Love and relationships, Family, Death and grief

CHUCK MCKENZIE

Author

VIC

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Reading, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Politics

Amanda Bridgeman

Author

WA

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Feminism, Gender

Emma Lord

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Media commentary, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Friendship, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Mental health

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

Maryrose Cuskelly

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Family, Death and grief, Politics, Social justice, Feminism

Raeden Richardson

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Class and mobility

Cheryl Leavy

Author

QLD

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Reading, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Love and relationships, Family, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Politics, Australian history, Social justice, Racism, Sex and sexuality

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