Allison Tait
Author of Children’s Fiction
based in NSW
Allison Tait (A. L. Tait) is the internationally published, bestselling author of nine middle-grade novels, including The Mapmaker Chronicles, The Ateban Cipher novels, Maven & Reeve Mysteries and The First Summer of Callie McGee, which was longlisted for the 2024 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award. Her tenth novel, Willow Bright’s Secret Plot, is coming in May 2025.
Allison is the co-host of the top-rating Your Kid’s Next Read podcast, co-founder of the Your Kid’s Next Read community and former co-host of the So You Want To Be A Writer podcast. She teaches creative writing for children at the Australian Writer’s Centre, and is co-author with Valerie Khoo of the Amazon bestseller So You Want To Be A Writer (How to get started while you still have a day job).
A popular and experienced speaker, presenter and facilitator, Allison has appeared at children’s literature festivals such as Somerset Storyfest, Once Upon A Festival, Whitsunday Voices, Writers’ NSW Kids & YA Festival, and more, as well as general writers’ festivals such as Sydney Writers Festival, Singapore Writers’ Festival, Wollongong Writers’ Festival, Berry Writers’ Festival and more.
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This author holds a Working with Children Check (WWCC).
