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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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Rae White

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, Family, Identity and belonging, Gender, LGBTQI+

Cary Lenehan

Author

TAS

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Media commentary, Identity and belonging, Feminism, Racism, Sex and sexuality, Gender

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

Molly Benjamin

Author

NSW

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Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Love and relationships, Feminism, Gender

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

Erna Walraven

Author

NSW

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Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Love and relationships, Environment, Feminism, Sex and sexuality, Gender

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

Shel Calopa

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Secondary school visit, Identity and belonging, Social justice, Feminism, Racism, Disability, Gender

Katrina Kell

Author

WA

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging, Politics, Mental health, Australian history, General history, Social justice, Racism, Gender, Class and mobility

Sara Saleh

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Family, Identity and belonging, Social justice, Racism, Gender

Suneeta Peres da Costa

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, 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, Physical health, Australian history, General history, Social justice, Feminism, Racism, Disability, Sex and sexuality, Gender, Class and mobility

Jenny Valentish

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Physical health, Feminism, Gender

Brooke Blurton

Author

VIC

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Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Love and relationships, Friendship, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Feminism, Racism, Sex and sexuality, Gender

Melissa Ashley

Author

QLD

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

Anna Go-Go

Author

VIC

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Reading, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Mental health, Physical health, General history, Feminism, Gender

Angela Savage

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Secondary school visit, Love and relationships, Family, Social justice, Racism, Gender

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

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

Emma Pei Yin

Author

ACT

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Family, Identity and belonging, Racism, Gender

Angie Cui

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging, Migration, Feminism, Racism, Sex and sexuality, Gender

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

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

Bonny Cassidy

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Secondary school visit, Environment, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Australian history, Feminism, Gender

Tara Calaby

Author

VIC

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Reading, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Death and grief, Mental health, Gender, Class and mobility

Pip Smith

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Politics, Refugees and political asylum, Migration, Australian history, Feminism, Gender

Melanie Joosten

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Secondary school visit, General history, Social justice, Feminism, Gender

Kate McCaffrey

Author

WA

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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, Social justice, Feminism, Sex and sexuality, Gender

Josie McSkimming

Author

NSW

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

Emily Tsokos Purtill

Author

WA

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Family, Identity and belonging, Migration, Feminism, Gender

Kelly Gardiner

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Friendship, Identity and belonging, General history, Gender