Dr Rosie Dub is a novelist, Flight, Between Worlds and Gathering Storm, which is being developed as a feature film. Rosie’s short fiction and creative non-fiction articles are published internationally. Her writing, teaching and mentoring are deeply rooted in the role story plays as a vehicle for individual and cultural transformation. This was the subject of her PhD, and her Alchemy of Story newsletter on Substack continues this journey into the heart of story. She also runs a range of Alchemy of Story workshops which fuse big ideas with practical techniques for creating stories that reimagine ourselves and our world.
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Angie Faye Martin is a writer and editor of Kooma, Kamilaroi and European heritage. Her debut novel, Melaleuca, was published in June 2025. She holds a Bachelor of Public Health from the Queensland University of Technology and a Master of Anthropology from the Australian National University. Angie spent many years working in policy roles across state and federal government before launching Versed Writings in 2019. Her work has been published in Meanjin, Garland, The Saltbush Review and The Rocks Remain. She is a member of the First Nations Australia Writers Network and is accredited with the Institute of Professional Editors.
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Anna Featherstone is often described as a “book fairy godmother”—a mentor, book coach and empowering advocate who helps authors sprinkle creativity, confidence, quality and smart strategy onto their publishing dreams. She’s a Publishing Consultant for the Australian Society of Authors, an Advisor to the global Alliance of Independent Authors and runs workshops for organisations including Writing NSW and Byron Writers Festival. A judge of the Australian Business Book Awards and Australian Society of Travel Writers Awards, she helps authors find solutions and maximise opportunities whether at early manuscript stage right through to publication and book marketing. Anna has written for The Guardian and Sydney Morning Herald and some of her books include: Look-It's Your Book!: Write, publish and promote your non-fiction book a self-publishing guide for Australian authors; Honey Farm Dreaming: A memoir about sustainability, small farming and the not-so-simple life; Small Farm Success Australia: How to make a life and a living on the land; and Honeycomb Kids: Big picture parenting for a changing world and to change the world. Contact Anna through her website.
Website: https://annafeatherstone.com

Chloé Grabham is a writer with over a decade of experience crafting content for print, digital and broadcast media. Her work includes published feature articles for the Blue Mountains Tourism Magazine and MTNS MADE magazine, as well as scriptwriting for SBS television commercials. With a background in photography and marketing, Chloé specialises in storytelling that is grounded, sensory and purposeful. She works across blog writing, brand content, and editorial, with a focus on creative businesses, tourism and the arts. Her writing brings local stories to life and helps businesses connect with their audience in meaningful, down-to-earth ways.
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Website: http://www.clovarcreative.com/

Renée Smith is a freelance editor, proofreader and the founder of RS Editorial Services. An active member of the Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd), Renée holds a Certificate of Editing and Proofreading through Curtin University and specialises in manuscript editing, proofreading, and document refinement for authors. Renée offers a unique blend of precision and creativity, ensuring every manuscript is clear, polished, and ready for publication. From fiction to non-fiction manuscripts, Renée provides personalised, collaborative editing services that help clients confidently achieve their writing goals.
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Elisabeth Storrs is the award-winning author of A Tale of Ancient Rome trilogy which was endorsed by Ursula Le Guin, Kate Quinn and Ben Kane. An archaeologist loved the trilogy so much she created an audio-visual exhibition featuring Elisabeth’s characters at the Museo dell’Agro Veientano near Rome. Elisabeth is the founder of the Historical Novel Society Australasia and the $150,000 ARA Historical Novel Prize. Elisabeth's next novel is Fables & Lies, set in WW2 Germany about the Aryan myth, bizarre Nazi archaeology, and a race to save the Trojan Gold in the fall of Berlin.
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Website: http://www.elisabethstorrs.com/

Diana R. Agudelo is a Colombian-Australian graphic designer, writer and illustrator based in Sydney. She creates bilingual illustrated books that explore emotional healing through poetic storytelling. Her work includes Nana and the Invisible Monsters, a reflective book that helps teens and adults process emotional wounds. Diana shares visual metaphors and healing tools through her platform The Invisible Whisper.
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Raelee Chapman is a writer based in the Canberra area. Her short fiction has been published in Griffith Review, Overland, Southerly, Westerly, Mascara Literary Review, Singapore Love Stories and Best Australian Stories 2017. Her nonfiction work, interviews and reviews have appeared in several online and print publications in Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore. Since 2017, Raelee has run creative writing and editing workshops in women's shelters, prisons, and community organisations in Australia and Asia. In 2024, she completed a Master of Arts (Writing) at the University of New England.
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Christine is a poet and writer of Sri Lankan Tamil ancestry, who lives on Wangal land in Sydney. Her debut book is a book of poetry, Soft Side of Red, published in November 2023 by Gazebo Books. She has also published reviews and poetry in a range of journals, including Mascara Literary Review, and Kill Your Darlings. She is currently writing contemporary fiction novels. She is an involved and passionate supporter of Australian writers, is on the Writing NSW Board as a non executive director, and frequently attends a range of writers and readers festivals. 
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