Reading with a chance of tacos

Today’s guest started in the industry as an educational editor and occasional writer of short stories, before making a pact with friends over dinner to write a full novel and get it published. Well, …

Today’s guest teachers professional writing at Swinburn University in Melbourne, is a former Chair of Writers Victoria, and is the author of over 400 books for kids, many award-winning and many with …

Top Tips for illustrating picture books – what tools are needed, how to use them, what to show in your portfolio, how to find and build rapport with publishers. All this and more in our interview wit…

Today’s guest is an author/illustrator writing about her love of the ocean in the incredible Fish Kid series.

To tell us all about her amazing journey, share some writing and illustrating advice with…

Today’s guest is a first-time picture book author, who cleverly did her homework, and saw that a particular publisher didn’t have a Christmas book on their list. So, set about writing one.

And, she’s…

Today’s guest started out as a music journalist, writing articles on hard rock gigs, before marrying a lead singer of a band, having a baby and swapping the mosh-pit for toys, tantrums and penning ch…

Today’s guest is an award-winning author/illustrator who thinks a lot about plants, animals, books and equality. And, when she’s not thinking about these things, she’s turning them into wonderful, ki…

Today’s guest is an award-winning author of picture books and only picture books. She is super passionate about the genre that she won’t write anything else. Don’t even bother asking her. It‘s pictur…

Today’s guest is an award-winning journalist who has recently turned her hand to writing picture books. She’s an experienced writer who has discovered an obsession for picture books, but as many peop…

Today’s guest is a recipient of the Davitt Award and the Aurealis Award for Best Children’s Fiction. Since her breakout novel, Feeling sorry for Celia, she’s been a professional writer for over 20 ye…

G’day and welcome to Reading with a chance of tacos. On today’s show we’ve got the Author of Mozzies verses Flies. We talk about one of the most important things aspiring authors need to know. And, t…

Today’s guest is a picture book author, a podcast host and incurable bookworm. She loves books about women who change the world. And, why wouldn’t she, her great-grand mother was one such amazing wom…

Today’s guest grew up in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, Australia. She did correspondence lessons with Katherine School of the Air. When she got older, she moved to the big smoke, studied gra…

Today’s guest is one of Australia’s favourite children’s authors since Chicken Stu hit bookstores in 2010. His latest series, The Nerd Herd has taken kids and adults by storm all over the country. 

H…

Today’s guest is the author and illustrator of popular picture books such as I just ate My friend, There’s no such thing! and Baz and Benz.

Her latest picture book is titled, We found a cat, and it’s…

Today’s guest is a real-life book fairy. Her magical powers include turning coffee into international award-winning books. She has shortlisted twice in the CBCA Picture Book of the Year Awards. And, …

Today’s guest is an international Kid lit superstar! Together with illustrator, Terry Denton, he has built 143-Storeys of comedy mayhem that has sold over 10 million copies and is about to sell a few…

Today’s guest describes himself as a big kid with a beard. He loves potatoes, his wonderful wife and two dogs. However, beard or no beard, he’s a rising star in Australian Picture Books with 5 awesom…