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Australia Reads

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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Tim Harris

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Friendship

Christine Gregory

Author

VIC

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Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging, Social justice

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

Aล›ka .

Author & Illustrator

WA

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Workshop, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Disability, LGBTQI+

Jedda Robaard

Author & Illustrator

TAS

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Workshop, Primary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment

Daniel Gray-Barnett

Author & Illustrator

TAS

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging, Disability, LGBTQI+

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

Peta Miller

Author

QLD

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

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

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

Amy de la Force

Author

Other/International

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Workshop, Panel guest, Love and relationships, Friendship, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Feminism

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

Emily Spurr

Author

VIC

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Reading, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Mental health

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

Danielle Corrie

Author

NSW

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

Laurie Bell

Author

VIC

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

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

R. A. Stephens

Author

QLD

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

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

Haydn Crespan

Author

QLD

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Reading, Primary school visit, Friendship

Damien Crespan

Author & Illustrator

QLD

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Reading, Primary school visit, Friendship

Sarah Giddy

Author & Illustrator

NSW

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

Kim Rackham

Author

VIC

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Primary school visit, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging

Jo Dabrowski

Author

VIC

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Workshop, Primary school visit, Coming of age, Friendship, Family