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 Eligibility Criteria, T&Cs and Code of Conduct, and sign up here.

Elizabeth Cummings

Author

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, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Social justice, Feminism, Disability

David Knoff

Author

VIC

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Workshop, Keynote speech, Environment, Politics, Mental health, Australian history

Robyn O’Neill

Author & Illustrator

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Primary school visit, Environment

Sara Acton

Author & Illustrator

NSW

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

Justin Somper

Author

WA

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

Robyn O’Neill

Author & Illustrator

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Primary school visit, Environment

Karen Wasson

Author

VIC

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Workshop, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Identity and belonging, Social justice

Jayne McIntyre

Author

QLD

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Primary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Identity and belonging

Deborah Abela

Author

NSW

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

Lauren Briggs

Author & Illustrator

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Environment, Identity and belonging, Australian history

Paul E Hardisty

Author

WA

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Secondary school visit, Love and relationships, Environment, Politics, Refugees and political asylum, Social justice

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

Crystal Corocher

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Environment, Identity and belonging, Migration, Australian history

Jedda Robaard

Author & Illustrator

TAS

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Workshop, Primary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment

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

K. M. Steele

Author

QLD

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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

Evan Croker

Author

ACT

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

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

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

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

Rachael Robertson

Author & Illustrator

WA

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Workshop, Primary school visit, Environment

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

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

Kerry Brown

Author

QLD

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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

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

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

Camille Manley

Illustrator

QLD

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

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