Marianne Delacourt is the crime-writing pseudonym of speculative fiction author, Marianne de Pierres. The first book in her Tara Sharp crime series, Sharp Shooter, won the Australian Sister’s in Crime Davitt Award for Best Novel. Marianne has a doctorate in creative writing from the University of Queensland. Visit her websites at tarasharp.com.au and mariannedepierres.com

Pooja Mittal Biswas is the author of four books, including Diaries of a Marked Man and Subliminal Dust. Her writing appears in Best Australian Poetry, Meanjin, Hecate and Jacket. She has previously taught advanced fiction at Monash University, and has mentored writers.

Benjamin Law is a frequent contributor to frankie, the Monthly, Qweekend and Good Weekend. He has written for over 50 Australian and international publications (including the Australian Financial Review, the Big Issue, Smith Journal, Sunday Life and Crikey) and has been anthologised in the Best Australian Essays twice. He is the author of The Family Law and Gaysia.

Lara Wallace is a communications professional with over 12 years’ experience in the publishing industry. She has worked on campaigns for a variety of fiction, non-fiction, children’s and young adult books. She is currently campaign manager for local non-fiction at HarperCollins Australia and has previously worked at Pan Macmillan and Allen & Unwin.

John Knowles is professional storyteller, writer, comedian and corporate trainer. He can be heard regularly on ABC 702 Afternoons with James Valentine performing his storytelling show, I Can Top That!. John hosts Bespoken Word, a monthly storytelling night at Petersham Bowling Club, and performs at professional storytelling events around Australia. He recently featured on a […]

Michelle de Kretser is the author of Questions of Travel, which won the 2013 Miles Franklin Award, the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Fiction, and the Western Australian Premier’s Prize and Award for Fiction. Her other books include The Rose Grower, The Hamilton Case, which won the Commonwealth Prize (SE Asia and Pacific region) and […]

Some great businesses have started in home garages: think Disney, Amazon and Google. Pantera Press sprung to life around the story-loving Green family’s kitchen table from a passion to publish great Australian stories that readers across the world would rave about. Founded in 2008, we continue to grow rapidly. A social purpose business created to champion writing culture, […]

Marianne de Pierres is the author of the popular Parrish Plessis trilogy and the award-winning Sentients of Orion and Peacemaker series. The Parrish Plessis series has been translated into ten languages and adapted into a role-playing game. Marianne has also authored children’s and young adult stories, notably the Night Creatures trilogy, a dark fantasy series for teens. She is an active supporter of genre fiction and has mentored […]

Carol Major has been a professional writer for over 30 years. She holds master and doctorate degrees in creative writing from the University of Technology, Sydney, where she has taught at graduate and postgraduate levels.  Carol was among the founding editors of Connexions, a trailblazing journal on social issues and health. Her short stories and […]