Not the Plot

Holly Cardamone is an award-winning Australian author and communications specialist. Her writing has appeared in publications as diverse as bridal tomes and in fashion magazines, in trade publication…

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 vinyl records or make up songs while looking out h…

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 magpies, or reminiscing about his puppetry and TV present…

Belinda Lyons-Lee is an Australian historical fiction author whose latest novel is a page-turning gothic mystery based on the events that inspired Robert Louis Stevenson to write Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyd…

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 have appeared widely in magazines and anthologies…

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, tennis coach, cartoonist, poet, tax officer and a…

Tracy Ryan has taught literature, creative writing and film at various universities in Australia and England, and worked as a bookseller, editor and translator. Her poetry has won many awards and she…

Jennifer Bagg is an award-winning artist creating work at the intersection of theatre, dance and performance art. She is based between Estonia, the United Kingdom and Australia, and having called mul…

Gretchen Shirm was a Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelist and two of her novels were shortlisted for the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction in the NSW Premier’s Awards. Her short ficti…

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 art of storytelling. With a deep love for the ol…

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 award-winning children’s books creator with a grow…

Sandi Parsons describes herself as a book nerd, cystic fibrosis warrior, mother, transplant recipient and unicornologist who lives and breathes stories, as a reader, writer and storyteller. She share…

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 Hotel since 1909. ‘Having a drink with Chloé’ has been a …

Master storyteller Norman Jorgensen crafts tales about small heroes, smugglers, Vikings, pirates and Anzacs for young readers. Norman fell in love with books at an early age and has spent nearly all …

Critically acclaimed novelist and essayist Andrea Goldsmith discovered the wonderful world of reading as a child and as soon as she learned that books were written by real people, she decided that wa…

Ann Dombroski’s prize-winning short fiction has appeared in literary journals and anthologies and she recently celebrated the release of her debut novel After the Great Storm, a novel of threat and i…

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-fiction books feature Aboriginal Australians, remark…

Cristy Burne is a creative learning professional who encourages every one of us to experiment with learning, creativity and fun. To get motivated, get courageous, fall down and get up again. Cristy i…

CLAIRE BOSTON is the best-selling author of the popular Retribution Bay and Blackbridge romantic suspense series. Claire's stories offer readers love, adventure and escape. She fell in love with roma…

 Award-winning, best-selling romance author Juanita Kees takes her readers on a wild, suspenseful, thrilling ride through small towns to catch bad guys, solve crimes, and find happy ever afters. Juan…