GENERAL INFORMATION

Information for writers about literary agents, Golvan Arts Management and the business of writing in Australia. If you are interested in representation, it is most important that you carefully read all of the relevant sections below. At present WE ARE NOT considering new proposals. We only represent Australian or Australian based clients. For other recommended Australian Literary Agents, please see the listing at the Australian Literary Agents Association web site.

• Golvan Arts Management
• Fiction for Adults
• Non-Fiction for Adults
• Children’s Books
• Scripts for Theatre, Films and TV
• Poetry and Short Stories
• Illustration

OUR CLIENTS

Biographies of and information about selected clients.

SPEAKERS

Clients available for school, library, literary and arts festivals, community presentations and workshops.

FILM & TV RIGHTS

Featured projects-rights sales for theatre, film and television, and visual arts applications.

Helen Edwards has published three middle grade novels with Riveted Press. On Gallant Wings was published in April 2025 and shines a light on many little-known aspects of WWII's impact on Australians at home. Legend of the Lighthouse Moon was published in 2024 and in 2025 won the Category Two section of the Forevability Awards:
https://www.facebook.com/Forevability. Her debut novel, The Rebels of Mount Buffalo, an historical fiction time-slip adventure featuring Guide Alice Manfield, published by Riveted Press in 2023. She is now working on a number of other stories for this age group.

Dr Helen Edwards, PhD, is an award-winning children’s and YA author and speaker. Helen has a PhD in Psychology and a long background working in mental health. She writes stories that reduce stereotypes and increase understanding of diversity, including characters who live with chronic illness, mental illness, and/or who are neurodivergent, in her books. She has had type 1 diabetes since 1979, and Anxiety and ADHD, both diagnosed in adulthood. She is also interested in writing stories that reflect the Australian environment, culture and history.

Maura is an award-winning Canberra-based author, playwright and filmmaker who creates across art forms for children and adults. Her latest Picture Storybook,  Alphabetter,  published in 2024 by Affirm Press, is an A to Z of Building Character. It showcases character traits in a positive sense as ways to be, gently supporting the element of agency and choice and active learning. By using real life examples the book presents easy to understand concepts in a holistic manner that helps children explore who they are, and who they would like to be, in a safe and supportive manner. This book is a unique and timely resource that makes character-building a fun, accessible and rewarding exercise at home, in the classroom and in life. It's a great stepping stone to ethical understanding and deliberation. Maura is working on a new picture storybook text which has been acquired for publication.

Maura's acclaimed play, Fragments, has been adapted as a hybrid young adult fiction novel and award-winning web series, and is also a feature-length film that toured festivals in Australia and overseas. Maura has a Ph.D. in philosophy and has worked as an ethicist, business owner and Editor of Australian Medicine. 

Praise for Alphabetter:

''Written by Philosophy and ethics scholar Maura Pierlot, ALPHABETTER takes readers on a journey through the alphabet empowering them with words and behabviours around developing a growth mindset - from 'engaged' and 'inclusive' to 'loyal' and 'selfless'....''

Karys McEwen, Review in Books+Publishing

Praise for Fragments, the play:

"Fragments…. gives audiences a multi-sensory, embodied experience of what it’s like to be a teenager in distress….. It’s an effective exploration of not quite being able to communicate effectively, and what happens when those around you can’t quite see your reality under fake smiles and photoshopped selfies…..And despite the angst, the script also contains moments of genuine humour, of wit, and of hope. "

Erin Stewart, Review in Arts Hub

Praise for Fragments: Journeys from Isolation to Connection, the book (2nd Edition):

"Fragments offers a raw, authentic glimpse into the lives and struggles of young people. The play and web series are essential experiences for any young person searching for the light at the end of their tunnel, and a literary space where they can exist as more than just a fragment."

Jade Breen, Review in Reading Time, 2023