Christof Bogacs (He/They) is a non-binary comic writer from Sydney, Australia. His debut graphic novel Under Kingdom, a middle grade fantasy-comedy with an emphasis on non-violent problem solving, was released in April 2023 through Dark Horse Comics. It was listed by The Mary Sue as one of the best Graphic Novels of 2023. Rick and […]

Amy Hutton is a traditionally published award-winning author and former TV producer. Her debut rom-com Sit, Stay, Love was chosen as one of Kobo’s best romances of 2023, and her follow up Love from Scratch was an Editor’s Pick in the 2024 Spotify Wrapped. She is a Romance Writers of America prize winner and the recipient of several […]

Irma Gold is an award-winning author, podcaster and full-time freelance book editor. Her critically acclaimed novels are The Breaking and Shift. Her acclaimed short fiction collection is Two Steps Forward, and her short fiction has been widely published in literary journals, including Meanjin, Island, Westerly, and Award Winning Australian Writing. Irma is also the author […]

Candice Fox is the author of eleven crime novels and the winner of three prestigious Ned Kelly Awards. She has also co-written seven New York Times bestsellers with James Patterson, the world’s bestselling thriller writer. Candice’s novels Crimson Lake and Redemption Point were adapted into a major ABC TV series called Troppo. A meticulous researcher, Candice has interviewed a serial killer on […]

Renée Otmar has over three decades’ experience as a writer and editor. She has been a judge for several prizes and awards, including the 2023 ARA Historical Novel Prize, Australia’s richest prize for historical fiction. She has worked in-house with multinational publishing giants in academic and trade publishing, and as a freelance / consulting writer […]

Chris Phillips has over twenty years experience as a writer, script producer and script editor for network television and streaming services. Chris has worked on a diverse range of family-oriented programs from Heartbreak High to McLeod’s Daughters. Chris script produced Fox8’s multi-platform YA, comedy drama series, SLiDE. Chris’ feature film, Six Weeks in Heaven, was […]

Anna Downes is an actor-turned-author who grew up in Sheffield, UK and now lives on the NSW Central Coast with her family. She studied Drama at the University of Manchester before spending three years at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Her internationally bestselling debut novel, The Safe Place, was published simultaneously in […]

Dr Rosie Dub is a novelist, Flight, Between Worlds, and Gathering Storm which is currently being developed as a feature film. Rosie’s short fiction and creative non-fiction articles are published internationally. Her writing, teaching and mentoring are deeply rooted in the role story plays as a vehicle for individual and cultural transformation. This was the subject […]

Simmone Howell’s YA novels are highly awarded and internationally published. Her first, Notes from the Teenage Underground won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award. Her most recent, Take Three Girls, a collaborative novel with Fiona Wood and Cath Crowley, was awarded the 2017 CBCA’s Book of the Year for Older Readers, and selected for the White Ravens International Youth […]