Louise Park
Author of Literary Fiction
based in NSW
Louise Park is a multi-award-winning author renowned for her bestselling series, including Zac Power Test Drives, Boy vs Beast, Harriet Clare, D-Bot Squad, Star Girl, Grace’s Secrets, and Grace’s Escape. She is also the author of 7 Steps to Get Your Child Reading and Last Man Out: A Personal Account of the Gallipoli Evacuation, an award-winning title based on her grandfather’s journals recounting his experience as the last man out of Anzac Cove during WW1. As an author, Louise’s days are filled with wild adventures—battling beasts, uncovering secret doors and magical portals, and solving Harriet Clare’s MEGA-HUGE dramas. Every day brings a new, exciting journey, and that’s what she loves most about being a children’s book creator.
With over 30 years of experience in education and publishing, Louise holds a master’s degree in children’s literacy and literature. She began her career as a primary school classroom teacher, then transitioned into teaching literacy to new-arrival students where English was their second language. Over the years, Louise became a literacy advisor, training teachers and running seminars and lectures on guided reading, writing, and literacy acquisition.
Louise writes under her own name as well as the pseudonyms Mac Park and H.I. Larry. To learn more about her work, visit www.louisepark.com.au or follow her on Instagram @louiseparkbooks.
