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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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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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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Benjamin Kooyman has a PhD in English from Flinders University, focusing on film adaptations of Shakespeare. He is an experienced editor and proofreader who has edited journal articles, Masters, and PhD dissertations across multiple disciplines. He is also a published author with articles and reviews in The Conversation, as well as books, book chapters, and academic journal articles.
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Jacqx Melilli is a playwright and author with French and Spanish heritage. Jacqx completed a Master of Arts degree in Writing and Literature from Deakin University where she studied creative writing, editing, publishing, scriptwriting and media text for children. Jacqx’s publications include When The Glitter Fades - an Australian historical fiction novel, the Lights, Camera, Action educational book series, one-act plays, Can Anybody Hear Me?; Foreigners in Oztralia; Little Red Meets the Dingo; Goldisocks and the Three Koalas; Lost Child, and Secrets That Define Us, a short story.
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Irveen Kaur is a writer specialising in YA fantasy, literary fiction and short stories. She is the founder of Novelly - a business that runs one-on-one sessions with emerging writers to help them develop their manuscripts. Irveen has a Bachelor of Arts in Communications (Creative Writing) at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and has experience teaching creative writing to kids aged 11-14 for the past 2 years. Her in-person creative writing workshops are currently held at UTS, Ku-ring-gai Community Centre, and Nirimba Fields.
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Website: https://novelly.com.au/