Fiona Kelly McGregor is a cross-disciplinary writer, artist and critic, whose recent non-fiction collection Buried not dead was shortlisted for the VPLA. Her novel Indelible ink won Age Book of the Year and was published in French by Actes-Sud; experimental writing includes photo essay A novel idea, and the underground classic Chemical palace. Earlier books […]

Bastian Fox Phelan writes about bodies, binaries, place and environment. Phelan’s debut memoir, How to Be Between, was published by Giramondo in 2022. Their writing has been published in the Guardian, Sydney Review of Books, The Suburban Review and Island magazine. Phelan is a PhD student at University of Newcastle, working on an eco-memoir about […]

Andrew Pippos is a Sydney writer who lectures in creative writing at the University of Technology Sydney. His writing has appeared in Meanjin, The Sydney Review of Books, Catapult and Electric Literature. His novel, Lucky’s, won The Readings Prize for Australian Fiction, and was shortlisted for the 2021 Miles Franklin award, and the Prime Minister’s […]

Gretchen Shirm is a Sydney-based author and critic. She is the author of three works of fiction: Having Cried Wolf, Where the Light Falls, and most recently, The Crying Room. Her short fiction has been anthologised in Meanjin, Overland, Griffith Review, and Best Australian Stories amongst other places. Her novel Out of the Woods, about […]

Shannon Curtis is a bestselling, award-winning Australian author who has worked as an administrator, dangerous goods handler, and a betting agent before writing novels. Shannon has written over fifteen novels in contemporary, romantic suspense and paranormal romance fiction. Her latest novel, Easy Target, won the Romance Writers of Australia’s Romantic Book of the Year.

Liz Bowring is the past president of the CBCA NSW branch. As a teacher librarian in both primary and secondary schools, she was immersed in books for young people. Liz was particularly interested in the role of awards in promoting quality Australian books. She assisted in the establishment the KOALA Awards. As an author and […]

Kirli Saunders is a proud Gunai Woman and award-winning writer, artist and consultant. An experienced speaker and facilitator, Kirli was the NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year (2020). Her celebrated books include The Incredible Freedom Machines (2018, Scholastic), Kindred (2019, Magabala), Bindi (2020, Magabala) and Our Dreaming (Scholastic 2022). Kirli is currently developing her solo […]

Zoe Bechara is on the brands and partnerships team at Penguin, creating and acquiring books for young readers with a focus on trends. With years of publicity experience under her belt, Zoe has a coalface knowledge of just what makes a good story. Zoe’s childhood favourite book is Hating Alison Ashley and she loves big […]

Tristan Bancks tells stories for the page and screen. His books for kids and teens include Two Wolves, The Fall, Detention, Tom Weekly and Ginger Meggs. His new release for July 2022 is Cop & Robber, a nail-biting crime story for age 10+. Discover more, watch videos, join his Young Writer’s StorySchool and help him […]