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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.

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.

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Rebekah Bertram

Author

VIC

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Secondary school visit, Love and relationships, Friendship, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, General history

Rebecca Timmis

Author & Illustrator

QLD

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

Rebecca Fraser

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Friendship, Family, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Disability

Rachel Jackson

Author & Illustrator

NSW

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Workshop, Primary school visit

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

Pip Harry

Author

NSW

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

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

Penny Reeve

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Identity and belonging, Social justice

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

Nick Earls

Author

QLD

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Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Identity and belonging, 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

Nean McKenzie

Author

VIC

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Workshop, Primary school visit, Family, Environment, Australian history

Michelle Morgan

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging, Australian history, Class and mobility

Michelle Worthington

Author

QLD

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

Michael Wagner

Author

VIC

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Workshop, Panel guest, Primary school visit

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

Maya Linnell

Author

QLD

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Reading, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Mental health

Matt Samuel

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Death and grief, Mental health

Mark Carthew

Author

VIC

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

Marjory Gardner

Illustrator

VIC

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Workshop, Primary school visit, Friendship, Family

Mandy Foot

Author & Illustrator

SA

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging

Lucinda Gifford

Author & Illustrator

VIC

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Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment

Louise Wolhuter

Author

WA

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Workshop, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family

Lorena Carrington

Author & Illustrator

VIC

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

Lisa Walker

Author

NSW

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

Lisa Foley

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Friendship, Family, Death and grief

Lian Tanner

Author

TAS

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

Shivaun Plozza

Author

VIC

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

Lauren Mullinder

Illustrator

SA

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Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Friendship, Family, Environment, General history

Laraine Stephens

Author

VIC

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Keynote speech, Australian history