Shelly Higgs

Shelly Higgs first entered storytelling by telling fibs as a child. It’s not clear whether her parents believed these lies, but they were unsurprised by the career choices that followed: actor, theatre director, playwright, dramaturg. Shelly has entertained audiences as a giant frog, wrestled words of acclaimed playwrights, led theatre shows across Australia, and won numerous awards for photography. Shelly lives in Canberra, Australia with her 4 kids, husband and a menagerie of pets. She has just completed a Graduate Diploma in Psychology, and is currently inspired to combine her understanding of people with the power of imagination. 

Shelly has just released her first picture book, Poppy’s Monster (Feb’25) and is currently visiting schools ACT wide, presenting workshops to kids from preschool through to year 6, about fear/anxiety as well as writing techniques and characters.