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
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- Children’s Books
- Scripts for Theatre, Films and TV
- Poetry and Short Stories
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OUR CLIENTS
Biographies of and information about selected clients.
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Young Adult and Children's Author
Robyn Bavati is the author of four novels.
Within These Walls was originally published in 2016 by Scholastic, and is now being re-published in 2025 by Hybrid Publishers with new Author's Notes. It won the Older Readers category of the WA Young Readers' Book Award 2018, and was short listed in the Younger Readers Category of the 2017 CBCA Book of the Year Awards.
Based on true events, this work of historical fiction is for 11 to 14 year olds.
For Miri and her family, life in Warsaw is full of simple joys. But when the Germans march into Warsaw with their campaign of hatred against the Jews, Miri and her family must move to the ghetto. One by one her family are taken from her, and Miri finds herself alone.
Children's Author
Dr Helen Edwards, PhD, an award-winning children’s and YA author and speaker, has published three middle grade novels with Riveted Press in as many years. On Gallant Wings (2025) shines a light on many little-known aspects of WWII's impact on Australians at home. Legend of the Lighthouse Moon (2024) won the Category Two section of the 2025 Forevability Awards:
https://www.facebook.com/Forevability. The Rebels of Mount Buffalo (2023), is an historical fiction time-slip adventure featuring Guide Alice Manfield. A fourth mid grade Riveted work, co-authored with Kate Gordon, will be published later this year. Helen is now also working on a number of other stories for this age group.
Helen 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.
Robyn Bavati has won a prize in Belgium for the French translation of A Weekend with Oscar. A new edition of Robyn's award winning Within these Walls, first published in 2016 with Scholastic, will be republished soon with Hybrid Publishers.
We are delighted to announce a number of new signings: Samantha Ross has signed with Penguin RandomHouse for her debut work of fiction, Jayne McIntyre has signed with Riveted for her debut mid-grade novel and Kevin Nemeth has signed with Affirm Press for a heartwarming picture story-book text.
Helen Edwards has been super busy with three mid-grade works pulished with Riveted Press (2023, 2024 and 2025) and is co-authoring a fourth with Kate Gordon to be published later this year.
Maura Pierlot's Alphabetter was published by Affirm Press in 2024.
Vicki Bennett's Latest work for children Charlie's War was published by Windy Hollow in October 2023. In April 2025 she launched her debut work of historical fiction, The Letters, with Boolarong.