Penny Jaye writes books for children and older readers. She lives in western Sydney with her husband and three children and is currently studying for her Master of Arts (writing and literature at Deakin university). She enjoys the challenges and opportunities of juggling a busy family life with writing commitments, including doing author visits. SomeContinue reading "Questions with Penny Jaye"

Katrina Roe is an author and radio presenter. She can be heard each weekday on Sydney’s Hope 103.2 radio, where she is the host of Hope Mornings. Katrina’s books tackle real-life issues she has faced first-hand. Katrina’s first book, Marty’s Nut-Free Party, was shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Book of the Year Award. Her secondContinue reading "Questions with Katrina Roe"

Debra writes stories that speak into children's lives. As a social worker, parent and author she understands the power of narrative to resonate with children and parents alike. Her first picture book When I see Grandma is a celebration of life and love drawn from her experience of having a parent with dementia, and reflecting theContinue reading "Questions with Debra Tidball"

I'm currently holding a giveaway on my Instagram (Click here to go there!) Being long listed in the CBCA Awards got me thinking a lot about gratitude. I’m so grateful to Wombat Books for the faith they showed in me and their constant support. So, I’d like to pay it forward a bit. Enter thisContinue reading "Girl Running, Boy Falling giveaway!"

Lian Tanner is a children's author and playwright. She has worked as a teacher in Australia and Papua New Guinea, a tourist bus driver, a freelance journalist, a juggler, a community arts worker, an editor and a professional actor. It took her a while to realise that all of these jobs were really just preparationContinue reading "Questions with Lian Tanner"

Glenda Guest grew up in the wheatbelt of Western Australia, and that landscape still influences her writing. Since leaving the west, she has lived in cities and country towns in Victoria, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and south-east Queensland. She is currently living in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales. Glenda has hadContinue reading "Questions with Glenda Guest"

Sonia Bellhouse is a contributor to Writing the Dream, an anthology for published writers produced by Serenity Press. She won two major awards in the inaugural Rockingham Short Fiction contest. An avid reader and writer she facilitated a book club for eleven years. She reluctantly decided to give it up, to concentrate on her writing.Continue reading "Questions with Sonia Bellhouse"

Tansy Rayner Roberts is an award-winning writer of science fiction, fantasy, feminist essays, and humour. She lives in Tasmania, Australia, with her family. Tansy is a co-host of Galactic Suburbia and the Verity! Podcast, and has her own weekly fiction podcast, Sheep Might Fly, where you can listen to her reading fiction serials for free.Continue reading "Questions with Tansy Rayner Roberts"

Author and illustrator Christina Booth works from her bush studio in Tasmania, Australia. Trained as a teacher and painter, she loves that she makes up stories and colours for a living. Christina started her literary career illustrating for great Australian authors such as Max Fatchen, Colin Thiele, Christobel Mattingley and Jackie French. Many of Christina’sContinue reading "Questions with Christina Booth"

I'm so thrilled to be featuring Kate Forster on the Questions, today. Kate is an enormous inspiration to me. Not only is she a hugely talented author of books for teenagers and young adults, she is a huge supporter of other writers, single-handedly managing the Ladybirds author group, which provides an incredible support network toContinue reading "Questions with Kate Forster"

I'm so thrilled to be sharing my first interview with an author AND publisher! I hope you enjoy these answers, fromtalie Muller of Black Cockie Press! Tell us a bit about your latest book. What was the inspiration for the story? ‘Poisoning the Nest’ began life as a 20,000 word assignment for one of myContinue reading "Questions with Natalie Muller (Black Cockie Press)"

Kirsty Ferguson is an award winning, multi-genre writer from Melbourne, Australia. She mainly writes in the crime and mystery genre with occasional works of paranormal and historical horror. ​Kirsty has been writing professionally since 2015 and has released three crime and mystery books to date. She has released the first two books of the LittleContinue reading "Questions with Kirsty Ferguson"

Bio: Claire J. Harris is a writer of short stories, creative non-fiction and screenplays, who has spent the last decade travelling, working and writing around the world. Her fiction and travel stories have been published in Australia and overseas, including for Matador Network, Subtle Fiction, Digital Americana, Go Nomad, The Big Smoke, and a regular travel column in Litro Magazine. Claire wrote andContinue reading "Questions with Claire J. Harris"

Laura Theis is an award-winning musician and writer. Her short stories, songs, radio plays, and poetry have been broadcast and published in the UK, Germany, and the U.S. Her new work appears or is forthcoming in Strange Horizons, The London Reader, Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast, About Place Journal, Rise Up Review, Enchanted Conversations, Briars Lit and in print anthologiesContinue reading "Questions with Laura Theis"