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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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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

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

David Blumenstein

Author & Illustrator

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Politics, Social justice

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

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

Amy Suiter Clarke

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Family, Politics, Mental health, Social justice, Feminism, Racism, LGBTQI+

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

Jacqueline Rule

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Politics, Australian history, Social justice, Racism

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

Shannon Jade

Author

VIC

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Reading, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Friendship, Environment, Politics, Disability

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

Michael Brissenden

Author

ACT

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Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Love and relationships, Family, Environment, Politics

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

Michelle Scott Tucker

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Family, Politics, Australian history, Social justice, Feminism

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

Kylie Chan

Author

QLD

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Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Secondary school visit, Love and relationships, Family, Identity and belonging, Politics, Sex and sexuality

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

CHUCK MCKENZIE

Author

VIC

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

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

Andy McCarthy

Author

VIC

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

Maryrose Cuskelly

Author

VIC

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

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

Sasha Wasley

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, Politics, Australian history, Social justice, Feminism, 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

Phil Hore

Author

QLD

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Workshop, Panel guest, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Friendship, Environment, Politics, Australian history, General history

Nikos Papastergiadis

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Politics, Refugees and political asylum, Migration

Nicholas Jose

Author

SA

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Reading, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Love and relationships, Politics, Refugees and political asylum, Australian history, Social justice

Jessica Roberts

Author & Illustrator

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Friendship, Politics

Diana Plater

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Love and relationships, Environment, Politics, Refugees and political asylum, Australian history

Hasib Hourani

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Secondary school visit, Love and relationships, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Politics, Refugees and political asylum, Migration, Social justice, Racism, Sex and sexuality, Gender