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.

Scriptwriter and Children's Author

Kevin Nemeth is a popular and award winning scriptwriter with over 25 year experience in the industry. He has been awarded five Australian Writers' Guild Awards and has received another nine nominations. He graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts with a Diploma in Dramatic Arts and has received an Australia Council Literature Board Fellowship. His latest children's picture storybook,  Back in My Day, will be published in July 2026 by Affirm Press/Simon & Schuster. This is a charming story replete with entertaining, extremely far fetched, tall tales and the love between a grandfather and his grandson.

Jayne McIntyre's debut mid-grade novel, The Feathers of Farwood and The Gripps Curse was published by Riveted Press in March 2026. The Feathers of Farwood is a mystery packed with adventure, magical realism, surprising animal facts, and sprinkles of folklore. This enthralling story will captivate readers aged 9+.

Children's Author

Dr Helen Edwards, PhD, an award-winning children’s and YA author and speaker, has published five middle grade novels with Riveted Press. Her latest book, A Light on the Rocks, had several launches both at and near Cape Jaffa in February 2026 around where the story is set. Helen was awarded a mid-career fellowship with the South Australian State Library, supported by Writers’ SA, along with a grant from the South Australian History Trust to research and write this beautifully crafted story. A ghost horse, a singing whale, and real events are woven through this maritime adventure that brings the almost-forgotten history of the SS Admella and the Cape Jaffa Lighthouse to life. 

Helen Edwards' latest novel for middle-grade readers, A Light on the Rocks, was published in January 2026. Helen has won a number of awards for her mid-grade fiction. Legend of the Lighthouse Moon won Category two of the Forevability awards in 2025. On Gallant Wings was longlisted in the ARA Historical Novel Prize in 2025. For the development of  A Light on the Rocks, Helen was a mid-career Fellow of State Library of South Australia and supported by Writers’ SA. 

Congratulations to  Jayne McIntyre  on the publication, with Riveted Press in March,  of her debut work of mid-grade fiction, The Feathers of Farwood: The Gripps Curse.

Watch out for media and reviews of Samantha Ross's debut work of fiction with Penguin Random House in June 2026. Possible Springs will make a big splash. Jeff Lindsay, bestselling author of DEXTER says: ‘Ross’s debut blends small-town mystery, romance and magical realism into an intoxicating, spell-binding mix. Jimny is an unforgettable character. I loved it.’

Kevin Nemeth's  charming and fun picture book Back in My Day will be published on 28 July by Affirm Press/Simon & Schuster.

Maura Pierlot's  My Family Zoo will be published by Scholastic in 2026.