Petronella grew up in a large family on a farm in New South Wales and has travelled around Africa, Europe, America and Russia. She has co-written two non-fiction books – an Olympic memoir (Trailblazers: Australia’s First Olympic Equestrians) and a travelogue (For Love and a Beetle). After working in Canberra for a number of years, …
Emily O’Grady is a writer from Brisbane. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in Review of Australian Fiction, The Lifted Brow, Westerly, The Big Issue Fiction Edition, and Award Winning Australian Writing. her book The Yellow House won the 2018 Australian/Vogel Literary Award. Stand AloneThe Yellow House (2018) Critical AcclaimThe Yellow House:Winner 2018 Australian/Vogel Literary …
Born in Paddington Brisbane, Queensland, Barry Weston now lives with his wife and two chocolate Labradors on a few acres on a small island south of Hobart, Tasmania overlooking the Great Southern Ocean. He is a graduate of the University of Tasmania with a Master’s Degree in Visual Arts. He has taught visual arts at …
Emily works as a teacher and as a mentor to young and emerging writers and was the 2018/2019 Writer-inResidence at the Charles Perkins Centre at the University of Sydney. Her latest novel, An Isolated Incident was shortlisted for the Stella Prize, the ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year and the Miles Franklin Literary Award. …
Raised in Western Australia Anna developed a love for fiction at an early age and began writing short stories in high school. Drawn to dark tales, Anna enjoys writing thrillers with strong female characters. When she’s not writing, Anna enjoys reading, travelling and spending time with her husband and two children. Author Website Lucy Hush …
Richard Samulis was born in outback Quorn, South Australia and raised in Adelaide. He moved to the UK and worked in the IT industry. Moving back to Australia he embarked on an architecture degree. But it was writing that always held his heart and that is where his focus now lies. Author Website Stand AloneAn …
Kellie McCourt has worked as a national and international television anchor, scriptwriter, producer and reporter. Kellie is also an experienced print journalist and magazine editor. She has a double BA in Journalism and Creative Writing from Curtin University, studied journalism in SE Asia and completed a postgrad scholarship program at UNSW. Author Website Indigo Series …
Before becoming a full-time writer Sandi has worked as a banker, paralegal, cabinetmaker, office manager, executive assistant, personal trainer and journalist. Sandi has won a host of prizes for her short crime fiction, including Scarlet Stiletto Awards and she was a finalist in the international open competition 2012 Cutthroat Rick DeMarinis Short Story Contest. She …
Phillipa Nefri Clark lives in country Victoria with her husband and two sons and black labrador. She works a dual role in marketing and retail in the family’s pet supplies business and produces copy as well as serving customers. Her published work includes many non-fiction expert pieces about dogs. Phillipa is a member of Romance …
Elizabeth worked for over twenty years in the publishing industry before moving into tertiary education to teach editing, scriptwriting and literature to postgraduate students. She is the co-author of The Australian Editing Handbook, and completed a PhD in 2001 entitled Celluloid Dreaming: Cultural Myths and Landscape in Australian Film 1970-1990. Now retired from teaching, she …
