Mick Elliott
Mick Elliott is an acclaimed author, illustrator, TV producer, screenwriter, and literacy ambassador whose books have been published in six international territories. He has written and illustrated picture books, junior fiction, and middle grade series with Hachette, Walker Books, and Scholastic. His debut series, THE TURNERS was nominated for an Aurealis Award and features on the NSW Premiers’ Reading Challenge. His latest book, URANUS FC, a graphic novel about a soccer team in space debuts in 2026. Mick has written and produced acclaimed children’s shows for the ABC, Nickelodeon, the Sesame Workshop and Channel TEN. He has presented workshops at hundreds of schools and festivals including The Sydney Writers Festival, Somerset Storyfest, Whitsunday Voices, Brisbane Writers Festival, The Berry Writers Festival, Write Around the Murray and StoryArts Ipswich. Mick is a judge and ambassador for the Kids’ Cancer Project WRITE A BOOK IN A DAY initiative.