Children’s Authors

Adult and Children’s Non-Fiction  and Fiction Author

Vicki Bennett is an author, artist, filmmaker, writing coach, and corporate trainer. She has written over 10 books and written and co-produced a documentary, Never Forget Australia. Most recently she has written a number of Picture Stroybooks introducing young readers to special stories about WWI and WWII. Vicki's latest children's book, Charlie's War, was published by Windy Hollow in October 2023. This story is based on true events and is about a young Aboriginal boy, Charlie Bird and two friends who served in WWI. Vicki has been the curator of this narrative from Des Crump, Charlie's great nephew and Charlie's daughter and grand-daughter who support this project. The Promise (2022), was launched at the 80th Anniversary celebrations of the Battle of Milne Bay. It is based on a true story about a Papua New Guinea Nurse who saved the life of an Australian Airman. The bravery of nurse Maiogaru Taulebona was recognised when she was awarded the Royal Australia Air Force Loyalty Medal.

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 and Poet

Janine Fraser lives on Phillip Island in Victoria. She loves to travel and meet new people, and listen to their stories.  She found the story of Abdullah in Malaysia, and the Sarindi stories in Indonesia.

Janine's latest book, Sarah's two Nativities was published by the Black Dog Books Imprint of Walker Books in September 2019

Non-Fiction Writer and Children's Author

Michele is a Melbourne based author and freelance writer whose feature articles have been published regularly in Eureka Street magazine since 2001 and also appear in the daily newspapers The Courier Mail (Brisbane), The Age (Melbourne) and The Australian (throughout Australia). She is an experienced public speaker who is booked regularly in Melbourne and Brisbane. 

Author and Visual Artist

Gordon Reece is the author of MICE, the YA/Adult crossover thriller which was published by Allen & Unwin in Australia and throughout the world, including USA, UK, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Russia, Portugal, Brazil, Poland, the Czech Republic and Taiwan. Film rights have been optioned by Blossom Films and Made Up Stories, with Justin Kurzel to direct and Nicole Kidman to star. Gordon was born in England, studied English Literature at Oxford and worked as a teacher before requalifying as a lawyer. In 1999 he moved to Spain where he began to write and illustrate for children. He moved to Australia in 2005 and currently lives in Northern NSW. 

Author and Poet

Doris Brett, born in 1950, is a Clinical Psychologist and writer who lives in Melbourne, Australia. She has published eight books ranging from poetry to novels to therapeutic storytelling for children. Doris has a new middle-grade work of fiction, The Medusa Problem, to be published by Eagle Books, an Imprint of Christmas Press, in 2027. Philomella and the Impossible Forest, was her debut middle-grade story(2023).