Not the Plot
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Sharon Giltrow - Writing for young readers with humour and heart.
02 May 2026
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Send us Fan MailSharon Giltrow is an award-winning author of humorous and heartfelt picture books and speculative, adventure-filled middle grade books...
Liv Lorkin - A heart-led path to creativity
25 Apr 2026
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Send us Fan MailLiv Lorkin is a heart-led children's book author, illustrator and visual storyteller.Since packing books underneath her bed as a ...
Alan Fyfe - Putting place and poverty on the page
17 Apr 2026
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Send us Fan MailAlan Fyfe is a maker of stories and poems who lives on unceded Noongar country. Alan’s poetry and prose fiction has received recogni...
Brenton Cullen - On writing, reading, and staying the distance
10 Apr 2026
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Send us Fan MailBrenton Cullen is a Queensland writer, bookseller and passionate advocate for children’s literature. He writes stories from the hear...
Marlene Rattigan - Inspiring children through words and music
03 Apr 2026
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Send us Fan MailMarlene Rattigan is an early childhood teacher with an extensive background in music. She’s the author of the kidz-fiz-biz series of...
Christine Read - Sharing the joy of circle dancing
14 Mar 2026
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Send a textChristine Read found circle dance about 22 years ago and has been teaching for the past 18 years. Her love for this form of dance turned he...
Michelle Worthington - Sharing stories on page and screen
06 Mar 2026
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Send a textMichelle Worthington is an International award-winning author, scriptwriter, playwright and producer. Michelle has twice taken out the Inte...
Dianne Wolfer - Writing across genres
27 Feb 2026
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Send a textAward-winning author Dianne Wolfer is a bookworm who reads and writes every day and can’t imagine a world without books. Dianne writes ac...
Renae Hayward - Creating space for creativity
20 Feb 2026
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Send a textChildren’s author and poet Renae Hayward was born during a cyclone in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, but grew up by the beaches of...
Carolyn Wren - Tales of romance and suspense
14 Feb 2026
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Send a textCarolyn Wren was born in London and lives in Western Australia with a husband she adores and a very neurotic cat named Lucky. Carolyn does...
Stephen Crabbe - A focus on historical fiction
06 Feb 2026
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Send us a textStephen Crabbe’s ancestors were among the first colonists of South Australia, where he lived for most of his life. From his earliest y...
Kim Lyngfield - A venture in creativity
30 Jan 2026
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Send us a textKym Langfield is an author, illustrator, teacher and counsellor. She has illustrated a range of picture books, including my picture book...
Juliet Marillier - Folklore, fantasy and stories that heal
23 Jan 2026
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Send us a textJuliet Marillier is an award-winning historical fantasy author who grew up surrounded by Celtic music and stories. Her own Celtic-Gaelic...
Deb Fitzpatrick - Weaving real-life stories into fiction
16 Jan 2026
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Send us a textDeb Fitzpatrick writes books for readers of all ages, especially adventurous kids with big hearts. Her books have received awards in Aus...
Melissa Min - Sharing the wisdom in ancient stories
12 Dec 2025
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Send us a textMelissa Min is one of Western Australia’s most prominent professional Storytellers. She is a published poet, author, and psychotherapi...
Libby Iriks – At the heart of romance
05 Dec 2025
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Send us a textLibby Iriks fell in love with story as an eight-year-old when her teacher read Charlotte’s Web to the class. She developed a fondness ...
Stuart Everly-Wilson - Back to the page
28 Nov 2025
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Send us a textStuart Everly-Wilson is an Australian writer living in Bundjalung country in New South Wales with his partner and the ghost of Aspro the...
Celia Berrell - Inspiring curiosity through science poems
17 Nov 2025
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Celia Berrell is an England-born Australian writer and poet who is best known for her Science Rhymes, which have been published by the CSIRO and in te...
Danni Line - Redemption through Romance
31 Oct 2025
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Danni Line has been hooked on reading since childhood and fell in love with writing in her senior year, thanks to a crush on her English teacher. She ...
Bonnibelle Angelica - Creating a dystopian world
17 Oct 2025
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Bonnibelle Angelica is a debut author from rural Australia. Growing up with a love for creativity, she has done everything from sculpting to painting ...
Riley Merigan - Taking to the Stage
21 Sep 2025
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Riley Merigan is a Perth-based performer, actor, dancer and singer who has appeared in a range of community theatre productions since taking a lead ro...
Holly Cardamone - Inspired by real-life shenanigans
08 Sep 2025
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Holly Cardamone is an award-winning Australian author and communications specialist. Her writing has appeared in publications as diverse as bridal tom...
William Lane - A personal perspective
29 Aug 2025
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Australian author William Lane lives in a quiet, rural corner of the Hunter Valley, New South Wales. When he is not writing, he loves to read, play ...
Steve Heron - Affirmative vandal and hooligan of hope
22 Aug 2025
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Steve Heron is an award-winning children’s book author and champion of wellbeing in children. When he’s not hanging out with the local cheeky magp...
Belinda Lyons-Lee - Fiction inspired by fact
11 Aug 2025
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Belinda Lyons-Lee is an Australian historical fiction author whose latest novel is a page-turning gothic mystery based on the events that inspired Rob...
Robbie Coburn - Life through the lens of poetry
04 Aug 2025
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Robbie Coburn is an Australian poet and author of the young adult verse novel The Foal in the Wire, released in June by Hachette Australia. His poems ...
Lee Battersby - Finding that true voice
18 Jul 2025
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Lee Battersby is an award-winning author of science fiction, fantasy, and horror fiction. At various times in his life, he has been a stand-up comic, ...
Tracy Ryan – Writing historical fiction that engages today’s readers
10 Jul 2025
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Tracy Ryan has taught literature, creative writing and film at various universities in Australia and England, and worked as a bookseller, editor and t...
Jennifer Bagg – Performing with passion
04 Jul 2025
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Jennifer Bagg is an award-winning artist creating work at the intersection of theatre, dance and performance art. She is based between Estonia, the Un...
Gretchen Shirm – Finding the right words
29 May 2025
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Gretchen Shirm was a Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelist and two of her novels were shortlisted for the Christina Stead Prize for Fic...
Alyssa Curtayne – Breathing new life into old stories
24 May 2025
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Alyssa Curtayne is a passionate storyteller, writer, and researcher who is on a mission to breathe new life into forgotten fairy tales and the ancient...
James Foley - Drawing on Inspiration
15 May 2025
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James Foley is a writer, illustrator and cartoonist who started his career in primary school drawing cartoons for the school newspaper. He is now an a...
Sandi Parsons - sharing stories to inform, inspire and entertain
08 May 2025
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Sandi Parsons describes herself as a book nerd, cystic fibrosis warrior, mother, transplant recipient and unicornologist who lives and breathes storie...
Katrina Kell - Inspired to Re-imagine History
02 May 2025
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Katrina Kell’s recent novel, Chloe, was inspired by one of Australia’s most iconic paintings, which has graced the walls of Young and Jackson Hote...
Norman Jorgensen - Adventuring on the page
25 Apr 2025
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Master storyteller Norman Jorgensen crafts tales about small heroes, smugglers, Vikings, pirates and Anzacs for young readers. Norman fell in love wit...
Andrea Goldsmith - The irresistibility of story
11 Apr 2025
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Critically acclaimed novelist and essayist Andrea Goldsmith discovered the wonderful world of reading as a child and as soon as she learned that books...
Ann Dombroski - From short fiction writer to novelist
04 Apr 2025
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Ann Dombroski’s prize-winning short fiction has appeared in literary journals and anthologies and she recently celebrated the release of her debut n...
Lisa Holland - Giving voice to first-person stories
28 Mar 2025
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Lisa Holland is a corporate affairs specialist, journalist and author who writes books that she hopes will make a difference in the world. Her non-fic...
Cristy Burne - Creating with courage and joy
21 Mar 2025
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Cristy Burne is a creative learning professional who encourages every one of us to experiment with learning, creativity and fun. To get motivated, get...
Claire Boston - Happy endings guaranteed
31 Jan 2025
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CLAIRE BOSTON is the best-selling author of the popular Retribution Bay and Blackbridge romantic suspense series. Claire's stories offer readers ...
Juanita Kees - Creating Small Towns with Dark Secrets
24 Jan 2025
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 Award-winning, best-selling romance author Juanita Kees takes her readers on a wild, suspenseful, thrilling ride through small towns to catch bad gu...
Susanna Rogers - Finding a Sweet Spot in Fiction
02 Jan 2025
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Susanna Rogers writes young adult books featuring kick butt heroines because she would like to empower girls around the globe to believe in themselves...
Episode 3 – Nora James – Fiction shaped by experience
26 Dec 2024
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Best-selling contemporary romance author Nora James writes about good people in challenging situations and their long and winding road to happiness. ...
Anna Jacobs - Addicted to Story Telling
18 Dec 2024
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Multi-million copy bestselling author Anna Jacobs has published more than 110 modern and historical novels set in Australia and the UK. Yet at a time ...
Rosanne Dingli - Adapting to change as an author
08 Dec 2024
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Rosanne Dingli, award winning author of short fiction, novels and poetry has had numerous articles, stories, reviews, columns and poems published in A...