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For over a decade Christine has co-written works of historical non-fiction with her partner Jonathan Hainsworth. Their aim is to challenge the ‘conventional wisdom’ regarding famous historical subjects. Semi-retired, Christine previously worked for the Australian Government in Social Services with a particular focus on assisting sole parents to reconnect with education, training and employment.
Find out more about Christine HainsworthDavid Mortimer writes poetry to speak aloud and carry in the mind. His collection Magic Logic (Puncher & Wattmann 2012) is called ‘a delightful book’ by Judith Beveridge, who commends ‘the sense of wonder’, ‘the imaginative play’ and ‘the vigour of the syntax’. Steve Evans talks of the ‘spacious and musical poems in this […]
Find out more about David MortimerEngineer, academic, senior defence science policy official, company CEO, Board member and chair… Not exactly a typical career path for a writer but it’s given me a wealth of experience and material to draw on for biographies and historical fiction. Published work includes a ghost-written memoire of a Sudanese refugee and a dual biography of […]
Find out more about Don SinnottEddy grew up in Adelaide. He is a self-published author, and the second researcher to investigate the claim that physical proof of Evidence of Time Travel Back to the Past has been Found in many Ancient Texts. Conducting comprehensive research since 2003, Eddy confirmed this claim, and now presents his own findings in 21 Books […]
Find out more about Eddy PengellyElisa Chenoweth is a high school teacher who lives in the Adelaide Hills. She has a terrible sense of direction, and a bad habit of bringing up politics and religion at the dinner table, but she can type very fast. She enjoys writing stories drawn from her Italian/Australian/religious upbringing and is passionate about queer content […]
Find out more about Elisa ChenowethWriter. Reader. Perpetual student. Nerd. I am a full-time writer and PhD candidate (in YA Indie Book Marketing) with 30+ published books and a passion for all things storytelling. I’ve placed in the Readers’ Favorite Book Awards twice (one a Silver medal). I am an avid fan of British comedy and superheroes. I live in […]
Find out more about Elizabeth StevensElle is the author of four psychological thrillers, which have been published in multiple languages worldwide. Her debut, The Guilty Wife, was a top 10 Kindle bestseller. Her short story, featured in the crime anthology Afraid of the Light, was shortlisted for a prestigious Dagger Award. She recently moved back to Adelaide, her hometown, after […]
Find out more about Elle CroftEstelle’ Woods is a perpetual student of all forms of healing, spirituality, and self-development. Barely out of her teens she married the love of her life and immigrated to Australia. She obtained as nursing degree, post-graduate qualifications in self-management and various complementary modalities. Estelle’ has dedicated her life to helping others to find their truth […]
Find out more about Estelle WoodsGeoffrey Aitken is an awarded poet. UK, US, CAN, CN & Fr. Notably ‘Aesthetica Mag’, ‘Stepaway Mag’ [UK], ‘Radon Jnl’ [US]. 2023, ‘Impspired’ [UK], ‘The Closed Eye Open’ [US]; ’22, ‘Social Alternatives’, & ‘The Canberra Times’ [AUS]. MS ‘fresh soundings’ long-listed “Flying Islands Poetry Prize”. Nominated for the annual Best of the Net’. His poetry […]
Find out more about Geoffrey Robert AitkenGill was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and immigrated to Adelaide, South Australia in 2004 with her husband and two daughters. Gill has a Social Work background and currently works in a corporate role in the field of Child Protection. Gill has a background in managing and understanding trauma, violence and sexual assault which are prominent […]
Find out more about Gill D. AndersonGillian has won the Children’s Book Council Book of the Year twice, for Beyond The Labyrinth and Foxspell, and has had several books listed as Honour Books in the same awards, as well as many shortlistings for these and other awards. She has won the Festival Award twice (for Space Demons and Beyond the Labyrinth), the New South Wales Premier’s Award for […]
Find out more about Gillian RubensteinGina is a retired teacher and counsellor with a passion for writing books for children and young adults that educate on personal growth and social issues. She also loves writing adventure books with ethics and, as a dog behaviouralist, picture books about dogs! For adults, Gina works part-time as a ghost writer, mentor and proofreader and enjoys assisting folk […]
Find out more about Gina DawsonAt 15, Hayley Frazer’s Something A Little Different was shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Australia 2020 Book of the Year and selected for the SA Premier’s Reading Challenge. A 2026 Young Australian of the Year nominee and Carclew Creative Achievement Award nominee, she transforms dyslexia into creative strength through her writing and illustration. Alongside leading storytelling workshops, […]
Find out more about Hayley FrazerHayley is the author of: Captain Plop’s Water Saving Mission (2009), Captain Plop: the desalination adventure (2010), Thinkbeings (2012) and Captain Plop and the tour de recycle (2013) She is editing her first novel, due late 2017 / early 2018. Her day job is a Librarian & School Education Specialist with SA Water. She loves […]
Find out more about Hayley MortonHeather Gordon is an artist, author, and children’s book creator. Her debut children’s book, Barossa Nanna and the Lonely Chook, was published in 2014. Heather’s eBooks include the Barossa Nanna and Tui Cavoodle series. Her first adult fiction novel, Desert Deluge, was published in 2022. She shares her creativity on Instagram through “rage rhymes” with […]
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