Janeen Brian is the author of many books including three Children’s Book Council (CBC) Notable books (Dog-Star, Duck Down, and Rocky).

Margaret Clark is an award-winning author of more than a hundred books of fiction for children and young adults. Visit her website.

Sherryl Clark is the author of more than two dozen books for children, including Nibbles: The Littlest Pirate and Bites: The Too-Tight Tutu.

Bill Condon is the author of more than fifty books for children and adults.

Bruce Dawe is a poet and winner of numerous awards including the National Book Council Best published Book in Australia for Sometime Gladness.

Ursula Dubosarsky is a Sydney-based author whose books include The White Guinea Pig, The First Book of Samuel, Abyssinia, and many more. Visit her website.

Archimede Fusillo is an award-winning author whose short stories have been published in leading magazines and journals. His first novel, Sparring with Shadows, was published in 1997.

Phillip Gwynne has won numerous prizes for his children’s fiction and resides in Sydney, Australia.

Richard Harland has written many comic horror novels. Chomps: Walter Wants to be a Werewolf is Harland’s first middle grade fiction book. Visit his website.

Sofie Laguna is both a writer and actor. She likes big motorbikes, tattoos, and wild dogs.

James Moloney has written many award-winning stories, including Swashbuckler and A Bridge to Wiseman’s Cove.

Moya Simons has been writing children’s books for over 10 years, including being published in Australia, USA, UK, Germany, and Malaysia.

Ruth Starke is the award-winning author of many books for young readers, including NIPS XI, which was an Honor book in the 2001 CBC awards.

Colin Thiele has published almost 80 books in various fields including poetry, prose, fiction, drama, history, criticism, and biography.