Olivia Lanchester
Olivia Lanchester is a cultural policy consultant and intellectual property lawyer. She is deeply experienced at advising authors and illustrators on all aspects of the publishing process, including publishing, agency and distribution contracts. Olivia was the CEO of the Australian Society of Authors from 2019 – 2024 and established Authors Legal, a national non-profit legal service for authors during that time. She is a former director of the Australian Copyright Council and International Authors Forum. Olivia was the Co-Chair of the industry group advising the NSW Government on its 2025 Writing and Literature Strategy. Olivia has led extensive advocacy on the impact of artificial intelligence on the creative economy. She is a director of Authors Legal and Chair of the Government’s Public Lending Right Committee.