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Dimity Powell

Author of Short stories

based in QLD

Dimity Powell loves filling every spare moment with words. She’s the Managing Editor for Kids’ Book Review and writes and reviews exclusively for children with over 30 internationally published stories and digital narratives including the award winning, This Is My Dad (2022), At The End of Holyrood Lane (2018) and critically acclaimed, The Fix-It Man (2017). The Boy Who Lost His Laugh will be her forth picture book with EK Books, available in 2025. Dimity believes in the transformative power of storytelling, the restorative power of chocolate ice-cream and superheroes and is a Books in Homes Australia Volunteer Role Model, Hook Into Books Ambassador, Story City Community Mentor and G.A.T.EWAYS online and onsite presenter who can’t surf despite living on the Gold Coast, Australia.

"The power of storytelling, of unfettered creative thought not only shapes and informs, entertains and enlightens, tantalises and transports. It preserves lives and minds. In other words, stories take me places I wasn't aware I needed to go. Reading is that magical carpet ride that enables us to reach them."

Local Area

QLD

Brisbane, Darling Downs - Maranoa, Gold Coast, Ipswich, Logan - Beaudesert, Mackay, Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Townsville, Whitsunday, Wide Bay

Event Types

Reading Workshop Panel guest Panel facilitator Primary school visit

Genre

Short stories Children’s Fiction Picture Books

Age Groups

Adults Middle Grade (8-12) Early Years (5-7) Preschoolers (0-4)

Themes

Love and relationships Friendship Family Death and grief Identity and belonging Mental health Racism Disability

This author holds a Working with Children Check (WWCC) and Police Check.

Get in contact:

dimitypowell.com