Rosario Lázaro Igoa is a writer, literary translator, and translation studies scholar from Uruguay based on Bidjigal and Gadigal land. She is the author of the novel Mayito (2006), and the short story collections Peces mudos (2016) and Cráteres artificiales (2021), the latter of which received second place in Uruguay’s National Literature Prize. She also […]

Zoe Terakes is one of Australia’s most exciting new writers whose first book, Eros, a collection of Greek Myths retold through a Queer lens, is published by Hachette Australia. Zoe’s first play Hermaphroditus, based on the story from their book Eros, premiered in development at the inaugural Trans Theatre Festival in 2026. As an actor, […]

Justin Ractliffe has held a number of senior executive positions in the Australian publishing industry, including Managing Director at Hachette, Publishing Director at Penguin Random House, and Commercial Director at Thames & Hudson. He holds a Masters of Marketing from UNSW, is the recipient of the 2019 Copyright Agency Cultural Fund’s Publisher Fellowship, and the author […]

Daniel Pilkington is a literary agent and founder of The Pilkington Agency, where he represents a growing list of Australian authors across commercial fiction, crime, romance and selected non-fiction. Before launching the agency, Daniel spent many years in publishing, including as Sales Director at Hachette Australia, giving him a rare perspective across both the creative […]

For five years, Sydney-based writer and entrepreneur Jessy Wu worked in the fast-paced, high-stakes world of venture capital as a partner at an early-stage VC fund, where she was named one of The Top 100 Innovators by The Australian and her fund one of five ‘up-and-coming VC funds to watch’. A regular contributor to the […]

Glenn Orgias is an energy trader, writer and surfer. He was raised on the Central Coast of NSW and studied at Newcastle University. In 2009, while surfing at Bondi Beach, he survived an encounter with a Great White shark that resulted in the loss of his left arm, which he wrote about in his 2012 […]

Samantha W. L. Lee is a Chinese-Australian writer of literary fiction, essays and poetry. Her debut novel Bound was published in March of this year. Samantha was shortlisted for the WestWords/Ultimo Prize for her manuscript and completed the WestWords Fellowship in 2023. Samantha has also been shortlisted for multiple Needle in the Hay flash fiction […]

Alexandra Christie began her career as a literary agent in the New York office of The Wylie Agency where she represented both debut and established bestselling writers, including winners of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Awards, and the International Booker Prize. A passionate advocate for her authors, she is an omnivorous reader with a […]

Tara has been with Curtis Brown for 25 years. As a senior agent, she adores bookclub-able commercial and literary fiction: stories that provide a new lens on the world in an accessible, bingeable way. Her authors include ABIA, Miles Franklin, CBCA and Premier’s Award winners along with Ned Kelly, Walkley, and Aurealis winners and shortlistees.  Tara represents […]