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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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Joanna Horton

Author

QLD

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Reading, Panel guest, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Death and grief

Karys McEwen

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, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging, Feminism, Gender

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

Michael Earp

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Identity and belonging, Sex and sexuality, Gender

Michelle See-Tho

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Coming of age, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging

Danielle Binks

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Politics, Refugees and political asylum, Mental health, Australian history, Social justice, Feminism, Racism, Class and mobility

Sophie Masson

Author

NSW

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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, Identity and belonging

Trish Bolton

Author

VIC

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Reading, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Media commentary, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Politics, Social justice, Feminism, Gender, Class and mobility

Toni Jordan

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Family, General history, Feminism, Class and mobility

Kate Mildenhall

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Environment, Social justice, Feminism, Gender, Class and mobility

Jeremy Lachlan

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Death and grief

Keshe Chow

Author

VIC

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Workshop, Panel guest, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Feminism, Racism, Class and mobility

Melody Horrill

Author

VIC

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

Melanie La’Brooy

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Identity and belonging, Politics, General history, Social justice, Racism

Max Easton

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Media commentary, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Identity and belonging, Politics, Class and mobility

Siang Lu

Author

QLD

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Identity and belonging, Migration, Racism

Sharlene Allsopp

Author

QLD

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Reading, Panel guest, Secondary school visit, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Politics, Refugees and political asylum, Australian history, General history, Social justice, Feminism

Zahid Gamieldien

Author

NSW

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Reading, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Family, Death and grief, Racism, Class and mobility

Jackie French

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Environment, Australian history, General history, Feminism, Disability

Fleur McDonald

Author

WA

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Panel guest, Keynote speech, Identity and belonging

Eugen Bacon

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Secondary school visit, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Refugees and political asylum, Migration, Feminism

Erin Gough

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Environment, Identity and belonging, Social justice, Feminism, Sex and sexuality, Gender

Emma Bowd

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Mental health, Physical health, Social justice, Disability

Dannika Patterson

Author

QLD

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Family, Environment, Mental health, Social justice, Feminism

Cristy Burne

Author

WA

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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, Australian history

Christina Booth

Author & Illustrator

TAS

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

Catherine Jinks

Author

NSW

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Workshop, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Australian history, General history

Cate Whittle

Author

ACT

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Workshop, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging

Cassy Polimeni

Author

VIC

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

Beverley McWilliams

Author

SA

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Friendship, Environment, Identity and belonging, Australian history, General history