Kate Foster
Author of Children’s Fiction
based in QLD
Kate Foster is a best-selling and award-winning children’s author living on the Gold Coast with her family and second-hand dogs. Her novels are published in Australia, the UK, and the US, and include PAWS, The Bravest Word, Harriet Hound, The Unlikely Heroes Club and Small Acts. Kate founded The ASLA Diversity in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ) Children’s Book Award in 2023, and runs Author Pen Pals, a new Australia-wide initiative in which children’s book creators write letters to groups of students throughout the school year. She is passionate about encouraging and teaching a wider understanding of autism and mental illness via a positive approach and representation in both her books as well as her presentations and talks.
