Mark Dapin is the author of The Nashos’ War, a highly acclaimed history of the Vietnam-era national service scheme in Australia. He is also editor of the Penguin Book of Australian War Writing and another Penguin anthology, From the Trenches: the Best ANZAC Writing of World War One, and a PhD candidate in history at UNSW@ADFA. In addition to his work as […]

Aleesah Darlison is an internationally published, award-winning Australian author of over 65 books for children. She is known for her books that champion the cause of animals and the environment and for her stories that empower children. Aleesah has won or been shortlisted for many awards including the Book Excellence Awards, the Environment Award for […]

Martin Langford has published seven books of poetry, the most recent being Ground (2015) and The Human Project: New and Selected Poems(2009). He is a co-editor of Contemporary Australian Poetry (2016). He edited Harbour City Poems: Sydney in Verse 1788-2008. He was the NSW poetry development officer in 2007-8, has directed the Australian Poetry Festival three times, and is the deputy chair of […]

Dr. Kristyn Maslog-Levis is an academic, former journalist, and marketing and communications lead. She earned her Master of Communication from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, as an ASEAN scholar, and holds a PhD from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Her doctoral research explores cultural diversity within Australian children’s and young adult (YA) literature. An accomplished author, […]

Felicity Castagna has published four novels for adults and young adults including her most recent book, Girls In Boys’ Cars ( 2021, Pan Macmillan) which received The Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for YA and is now being adapted for stage and screen. Her previous novel, No More Boats (2017, Giramondo) was a finalist in the […]

Emily Maguire is the author of seven novels and three non-fiction books, and an experienced teacher and mentor of emerging writers. Her novels have been translated into 12 languages and her articles, essays and reviews have been published widely. Emily was the 2018/2019 Writer-in-Residence at the Charles Perkins Centre at the University of Sydney and the […]

Lee Holmes holds an Advanced Certificate in Food and Nutrition and is a certified holistic health coach (IIN), yoga teacher, wholefoods chef and bestselling author of the Supercharged Food series, which includes Eat Your Way To Good Health; Eat Yourself Beautiful; and Eat Clean, Green and Vegetarian. She is a columnist for Wellbeing Magazine and Lifestyle Food Channel’s Healthy […]