Authors and Guests

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Headshot of Author. Woman with short dark blonde hair stand behind a branch of the tree. She is smiling and her head is leaning against her hand and her arm is wraped around the branch of the tree.
Ailsa Wild
Headshot of author. She is looking straight at camera and smiling.
Aimee Chan
Image of Author. Woman With long straight dark hair. She is wearing a black top with flower print and large ornate gold earings.
Amal Awad
Headshot of author. She is wearing a black jacket with a circle design on left shoulder. She has dark shoulder link hair. Photo has grey background.
Christine Cummins
Headshot of woman wearing a pink shirt and dark pattern shawl over her left shoulder. She has short dark red hair and is smiling. Behind her is a shelf with wooden items and handmade pottery.
Donna Caffrey
Headshot of Author. Woman with long blonde hair sitting in a country area. The leaves on the tree behind her are starting to change their colour to autumn yellow.
Eliza Henry-Jones
Headshot of Author. Woman is sitting outdoors with what appears to be cliffs behind here. She has shoulder lenght wavy brown hair and is wearing a blue denim jacket over a black top. She is wearing a silver necklace with a large ornate round pendant.
Eliza Hull
Headshot of Author. Woman wearing blue shirt with a white baby deer print pattern sitting in front of bookshelf. She is sitting with a black dog.
Gabrielle Wang
Headshot of Author. Man wearing a dark blue speckled shirt. He has short dark curly hair. He is standing in front of a grey background.
Gary Lonesborough
Headshot of author. Woman of African heritage with long braided black hair held back by silk headband. She has a ornate nose ring with a silver chain connected to her left ear ring. She is standing in front of a painted backdrop of blue sky and clouds with a palm leaf behind her head. She is gazing up to the side of the image.
Huda the Goddess
Image of man in light blue collard shirt. He has short grey hair and is smiling. Image has off white background.
Jason Steger
Headshot of author. Man wearing dark blue suit jacket over black shirt. He has a shaved head and is wearing glasses.
Jeff Sparrow
Headshot of Author. Man in black shirt sitting in front of white painted brick wall. He is smiling in a friendly manner.
Jock Serong
Headshot of author. Man wearing a white shirt. He has short brown hair and glasses. He is standing outside. Image has blurred trees and water in the background.
Keir Wilkins
Headshot of author. She is sitting behind a pile of books on a rustic wooden table. Her arms around the books and they are stacked to her chin. She has bright orange hair and looking straight at the camera with a big smile.
Lee Kofman
Black and white image of author. Woman wearing a white top. She has almost shoulder length blonde hair and is smiling.
Margaret Hickey
Man outdoors with short hair and close cut beard holding a koala. The Koala has leaves in its mouth.
Matthew Ruby
Headshot of author. Woman wearing a floral top with a fox design in the centre. She has grey hair with a high cut fringe and hair tied in a top bun. There is a book case in the background.
Michelle de Kretser
Headshot of author. Woman is smiling at the camera. She is wearing a brown shirt and is leaning against a brick wall with graffiti in the background. She has dark wavy shoulder length hair and is has a large round earing with a woven design.
Nardi Simpson
Headshot of author. Woman with red hair sitting backwards on a chair. Her elbow is on the top of the backrest and her hand is under the side of her chin. She is wearing a dark blue jacket and a white top. She is smiling.
Patti Miller
Headshot of woman with red hair. She is looking straight at camera. She is wearing a black v-neck top.
Rachel McNamara
Headshot of woman. Green leafy tree behind her.
Ruth Davys
Headshot of Author. Man Smiling at camera. He is wearing a dark blue suit jacket over a white shirt.
Scott Ludlam
Headshot of author. She is dark brown shoulder length hair. She is wearing a white shirt. Her head is leaning to the side and she is smiling at the camera.
Sulari Gentill
Headshot of Author. Man wearing black t-shirt with Japanese writing, and a black leather jacket. He has wavy brown hair, a beard and glasses. He is standing in a doorway with a raised arm leaning on the wooden framed glass sliding door.
T. R. Napper
Headshot of author. They are have medium length blonde hair. They are wearing a thin navy coloured jumper.
Yves Rees
Headshot of Author. Woman wearing white shirt. She is wearing a white top. she has short brown hair and is wearing glasses. She is standing outside. Image has blurred trees with autumn coloured leaves in the background.
Zana Fraillon

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