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Lisa Walker

ComedyCrimeFictionKids and YA
Beta readingGhost writingJudgingPublic appearanceReviewingSchool visits
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/

Nova Weetman

Kids and YAMemoir
Public appearanceSchool visits
Nova Weetman has published 20 books for children and young adults, including: Sonny & Tess, The Secrets We Keep, and Sick Bay. Nova’s books have been CBCA Notables, shortlisted for the Readings Children’s Prize, Japan’s Sakura Medal, the NSW Premier’s History Prize and more. She won the ABIA Award for Best Children’s Book Small Publisher in 2021. Nova’s adult memoir, Love, Death & Other Scenes was published in April 2024 through UQP. Nova has published short fiction in Overland, Mslexia, Kill Your Darlings, Wet Ink and Island. Nova writes articles regularly for The Guardian and The Age.
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Website: http://www.novaweetman.com.au/

Greg Woodland

CrimeFictionSpeculative fiction
Editing and proofingGhost writingPublic appearanceReviewingSchool visits
Greg Woodland leans towards genre writing. Mostly crime, thriller, black comedy and noir. The darker the better. His debut crime novel The Night Whistler was published by Text Publishing in 2020 and shortlisted for the 2021 Ned Kelly Awards, Best Debut Crime Fiction. The sequel The Carnival Is Over was published by Text in 2022. It was shortlisted for the 2023 Ned Kelly Awards, Best Crime Fiction. Greg has won several writing awards including the Eleanor Dark Flagship Fellowship (2004), the Varuna NSW Writers Centre Fellowship (2013) for his novel Pangs, the Varuna Litlink Fellowship (2014), the Bundanon Artist’s Residency Fellowship (2015) for The Night Whistler, and the 2017 ASA Writers Mentorship for Fiction. Greg has previously written and directed several award-winning short films (Tripe, Sharky’s Party, Green, Target Audience, Your Turn) and docos including Chasing Birds. Greg has written ten feature scripts and taught screenwriting at Macquarie Uni, UTS, NIDA, Australian Film Base and AFTRS, both online courses and weekend workshops. As the founder-director of Australia’s leading script development business, Script Central since 2003, Greg has edited many produced scripts including ‘Shayda’, ‘Moon Rock for Monday’, ‘Don’t Tell’, ‘Broken’, ‘Needle’, ‘The Bet’, ‘Cold Turkey' and completed over 2,000 script assessments.
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Website: https://gregwoodland.com.au
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