Claudine Tinellis

Claudine Tinellis is a Sydney-based author, podcaster and presenter/moderator. A former corporate lawyer, Claudine ventured into the world of publishing in 2014 as the editor of Coastal Chef and in the years since has dedicated herself to writing fiction and finding varying ways to support the world of Australian literature.

She is an executive founding member of the Northern Beaches Readers Festival and has moderated for many book launches and festivals. In 2024, Claudine moderated at Words out West, the Northern Beaches Readers Festival and the BAD Sydney Crime Festival.

Claudine is the host and producer of Talking Aussie Books – a popular podcast bringing readers and writers of Australian fiction together. With close to 300 different authors interviewed to date, Talking Aussie Books has been ranked number one Australian reading and writing podcast by Feedspot for 2022 and 2023.