Amanda Ortlepp has recently published her first book, Claiming Noah, with Simon & Schuster Australia. It is a story about parenthood, biology and love, set in the inner west of Sydney, where Amanda lives and works. She has attended several courses at the NSW Writers’ Centre and took part in the Mentorship Program where she […]

Monica Lizama was born in Chile, and writes children’s books from a dog’s point of view.   She has a degree in Primary Education from Universidad de Chile, where she worked until she came to live in Sydney with her four children. She also has a Graduate Certificate in Writing from University of Technology, Sydney. She […]

Following on from the Emerging Writers’ Festival, we’re interviewing Louise Jaques. Louise has won several awards for her poetry and also writes poetry reviews for the NSW Writers’ Centre. Louise Jaques is an emerging poet. In 2009, she was named one of The Sydney Morning Herald Young Writer of the Year finalists, and remained active […]

O.N. Stefan lives in Sydney, Australia and finds inspiration for the characters in her books from everywhere and anywhere.  The car chase scenes are from O.N. Stefan’s memory banks because, as a child, she witnessed many car accidents as she lived near a bad T-intersection. Nearly every weekend vehicles miscalculated the sharp corner and either ran […]

Decima Wraxall has published short stories, poems, articles and won prizes for essays. Her novel/memoir, Black Stockings, White Veil, A Tale of Adversity, Triumph and Romance at RPAH, was a Finalist in the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards for Historical Fiction.

Loretta grew up in Ballarat, immersed in the story of the famous Eureka Stockade. Time spent as a history researcher and writer at Melbourne University boosted her interest in little-known snippets of Australian history. She is also a lawyer and has published many legal articles. Loretta’s other publications include a picture book for children, Flying […]

Jo Riccioni was born in the UK to an Italian father and English mother. She has a Masters in English from Leeds University and worked in Singapore and Paris before settling in Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Her short stories have been read on the BBC and National Radio and published in the UK, the US and […]