Lisa is the author of seven adult and YA novels in the women’s fiction and crime genres. These were published in Australia by HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, and Wakefield Press. Two were also published in the US and UK, and one has been optioned for film. Her YA cosy crime novel was shortlisted for the 2020 Davitt Awards in two categories. She has also had a radio play produced on ABC Radio National and has a PhD in creative writing. Lisa has appeared at numerous writer's festivals in Australia and overseas and has presented writing workshops to adults and teenagers.
Website: http://www.lisawalker.com.au/

Christine Sykes has three published books: two novels and a memoir. The Tap Cats of the Sunshine Coast was inspired by her aunt’s experience taking up tap dancing in retirement. The Changing Room was based on her experiences at the non-profit Dress for Success. Being raised in Cabramatta provided the basis for her memoir, Gough and Me: My Journey from Cabramatta to China and Beyond. The Changing Room and Gough and Me won awards from the Society of Women Writers. Christine has short stories and poems in several anthologies and runs memoir-writing workshops.
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Website: https://christinesykes.com/

Tracee is an author who writes historical military fiction based on the lives of her ancestors. Her first book, One Hell at a Time, tells of her grandfather’s experiences in World War 1. Tracee also enjoys writing flash fiction and has been published in the Society of Women Writers Victoria anthology, SPARX. Throughout her life, she has pursued a diverse range of vocations, enriching her perspective on life, including community development, running her own business, activism, adult education, social work, and child protection. Tracee, an active member of several writing groups and organisations, lives in central Victoria. 
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Website: http://traceespiby.com.au/

Ally Burnham is an AWGIE-winning screenwriter, novelist and writer of comics. A​ NIDA graduate (2016, Masters, Writing for Performance), she is also the creative producer at WestWords - Western Sydney’s literature development organisation. She is best known for her feature film Unsound (2020, Netflix). The film won Best Australia Feature at the 2020 Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Best Fiction Feature Film at the 2020 ATOM Awards, and was nominated for Best Indie Feature at the 2020 AACTA awards. Ally is the lead writer for Metropius; her short film screenplay won Most Outstanding Animation at the 2022 AWGIE Awards.
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Website: http://www.allyburnham.com/

Eugen Bacon MA, MSc, PhD is an African-Australian author of several novels and collections. She’s a British Fantasy Award winner, a Foreword Book of the Year Silver Award winner, a twice World Fantasy Award finalist, and a finalist in the British Science Fiction Association, Aurealis, Ditmar and Australian Shadow Awards. Eugen was announced in the honour list of the 2022 Otherwise Fellowships for ‘doing exciting work in gender and speculative fiction’. Danged Black Thing by Transit Lounge Publishing made the Otherwise Award honour list as a ‘sharp collection of Afro-Surrealist work’. Eugen’s creative work has appeared worldwide.
Website: http://eugenbacon.com/

An award-winning biographer, Dr Gabriella Kelly-Davies has studied biography and history at the Australian National University (ANU) and was a visiting doctoral student at Oxford University’s Centre for Life Writing in 2023. Gabriella has studied narrative nonfiction at Sydney University and creative writing at the University of Technology (Sydney). Her biography, Breaking Through the Pain Barrier. The Extraordinary Life of Dr Michael J. Cousins formed the creative component of Gabriella’s doctorate. The theoretical component was a dissertation titled: ‘Choices, Choices, Choices: One Biographer’s Experience’. It explored many of Gabriella’s choices while crafting Breaking Through the Pain Barrier. One PhD examiner wrote: ‘Thank you for inviting me to examine this outstanding thesis. I found it an absolute page-turner.’ Another examiner remarked: ‘Gabriella ranks high on my list of biographers whose work I admire and enjoy. Her prose style is a joy to read. She writes with clarity and grace. As I read the thesis, there were many times when I paused to enjoy the eloquent prose. Her work is a model for other biographers. The project is an exemplar.’ Gabriella is the founder and host of the literary podcast, ‘Biographers in Conversation’, which includes interviews with biographers about the multiplicity of choices they make while crafting life stories. The podcast’s first 87 episodes attracted from listeners from 100 countries.

Websites: https://www.shareyourlifestory.com.au/ and https://www.biographersinconversation.com/

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Jodi is an author of feel-good women's fiction and has published both independently and traditionally. Her second novel The Five Year Plan was short listed in Booktopia's FAB awards in 2021. Jodi is also a writing mentor, and host of the bite-sized writing podcast, Ask The Author. A vocal supporter of women authors, particularly those writing genre fiction, Jodi is particularly passionate about growing the standard and accessibility of independent publishing in Australia. Jodi's latest novel, Reinventing Emily Brown was published in September 2023. 
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Website: http://www.jfgibson.com.au/

Bettina Deda is a content writer with a background in public relations and business management, specialising in architecture, design, construction, and wellness. She is the author of Downsize with Style (self-published in 2014) and Dare to Dance - a midlife memoir, commercially published in 2022. The first chapter of her memoir was also published in The Turning Point (2021) after being successful in a writing competition. She edited the business book Construction Scrum. Bettina offers writing coaching, ghostwriting and editing and helps authors get their business books published through the collaborative initiative WriteTellSell.
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Website: https://bettinadeda.com/

Melissa is a writer, editor, proofreader and English teacher. She has Master of Arts in Creative Writing from Deakin University, a Bachelor of Education (Primary and Early Childhood), and post graduate degrees in editing, publishing and psychological science. Melissa has an unwavering passion for the written word and a profound love of storytelling.
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