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Australia Reads

Author and Illustrator Directory

Find the perfect writer, poet, playwright, storyteller or illustrator for your event.

The Australia Reads Author and Illustrator Directory is a free, online resource for event bookers across Australia to find local authors and illustrators for events in their schools, workplaces and communities.

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Ashling Kwok

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Death and grief, Mental health

Ashley Kalagian Blunt

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Secondary school visit, Family, Feminism, Class and mobility

Ash Harrier

Author

WA

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Social justice, Feminism

Annie de Monchaux

Author

WA

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Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Death and grief

Annaleise Byrd

Author

QLD

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Reading, Workshop, Primary school visit, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging, Feminism

Anil Tortop

Illustrator

QLD

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Primary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Migration

Allison Tait

Author

NSW

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Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging

ALLAYNE WEBSTER

Author

SA

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Social justice, Disability

Alison Stegert

Author

QLD

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging, General history

Aleesah Darlison

Author

QLD

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Social justice

Jacqueline Harvey

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, General history

Maria Linwood

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Love and relationships, Friendship, Death and grief, Identity and belonging

Jess Galatola

Author

QLD

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Reading, Workshop, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Social justice, Gender

Dee White

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Environment, Identity and belonging, Australian history, General history

Dimity Powell

Author

QLD

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Primary school visit, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Racism, Disability

Charlie Archbold

Author

SA

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Friendship, Environment, Identity and belonging, Social justice

Alison Evans

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Media commentary, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Friendship, Identity and belonging, Gender, Class and mobility

Qin Qin

Author

ACT

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Secondary school visit, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Feminism, Racism, Class and mobility

Andrew Hansen

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Friendship, Politics, General history

Charlotte Barkla

Author

QLD

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Reading, Workshop, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging, Australian history

Lachlann Carter

Author

QLD

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Identity and belonging, Social justice