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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.

Want to be featured on the Directory as an author or illustrator? Read our Eligibility Criteria, T&Cs and Code of Conduct, and sign up here.

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Kristin Darell

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Friendship, Family, Environment, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Physical health

Heidi Walkinshaw

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Primary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Identity and belonging

Emma Lord

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Media commentary, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Friendship, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Mental health

Brooke Graham

Author

QLD

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

Anna Battese

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Coming of age, Friendship, Family, Environment, Mental health

Andrea Rowe

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Identity and belonging, Mental health

Anna Featherstone

Author

NSW

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Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Family, Environment

Aimee Chan

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Primary school visit, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Feminism, Racism, Disability

Coral Vass

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Refugees and political asylum, Australian history

James Foley

Author & Illustrator

WA

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Mental health, Social justice, Feminism

Maura Pierlot

Author

ACT

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

Nicole Hayes

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Friendship, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Politics, Social justice, Feminism, Gender

Pamela Freeman

Author

NSW

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Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Identity and belonging, Australian history

Bonny Cassidy

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Secondary school visit, Environment, Identity and belonging, Mental health, Australian history, Feminism, Gender

Andy McCarthy

Author

VIC

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Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Environment, Identity and belonging, Politics, Mental health

Pamela Rushby

Author

QLD

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Reading, Workshop, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Friendship, Family, Australian history, General history, Feminism

Maryrose Cuskelly

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Family, Death and grief, Politics, Social justice, Feminism

Raeden Richardson

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Class and mobility

Cheryl Leavy

Author

QLD

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Reading, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Love and relationships, Family, Environment, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Politics, Australian history, Social justice, Racism, Sex and sexuality

Heather Taylor Johnson

Author

SA

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Family, Death and grief, Identity and belonging, Feminism, Disability

Ellie Marney

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Mental health, Feminism

Christopher Cheng

Author

NSW

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Secondary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Death and grief

Ashley Goldberg

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging

AJ Betts

Author

WA

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Secondary school visit, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Death and grief, Mental health

Kyra Geddes

Author

NSW

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Panel guest, Keynote speech, Secondary school visit, Love and relationships, Family, Australian history, Feminism

Su-May Tan

Author

VIC

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Reading, Panel guest, Coming of age, Love and relationships, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging, Migration

Deborah Frenkel

Author

VIC

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Reading, Panel guest, Keynote speech, Primary school visit, Friendship, Family, Environment, Identity and belonging, Migration

Deb Fitzpatrick

Author

WA

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

Sally Rippin

Author

VIC

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Reading, Workshop, Panel guest, Panel facilitator, Keynote speech, Media commentary, Primary school visit, Friendship, Family, Mental health, Disability

Anton Clifford-Motopi

Author

QLD

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Workshop, Panel guest, Primary school visit, Coming of age, Friendship, Family, Identity and belonging, Racism