Lee Battersby is an award-winning author of science fiction, fantasy, and horror fiction. At various times in his life, he has...

Tracy Ryan has taught literature, creative writing and film at various universities in Australia and England, and worked as a bookseller, editor and translator. Her poetry has won many awards and she is the author of six critically acclaimed no...

Jennifer Bagg is an award-winning artist creating work at the intersection of theatre, dance and performance art. She is based between Estonia, the United Kingdom and Australia, and having called multiple cities around the world home, cultural ...

Gretchen Shirm was a Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelist and two of her novels were shortlisted for the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction in the NSW Premier’s Awards. Her short fiction and literary criticism have been pu...

Alyssa Curtayne is a passionate storyteller, writer, and researcher who is on a mission to breathe new life into forgotten fairy tales and the ancient art of storytelling. With a deep love for the old stories and the timeless lessons the...

James Foley is a writer, illustrator and cartoonist who started his career in primary school drawing cartoons for the school newspaper. He is now an award-winning children’s books creator with a growing collection of picture books, middle grade...

Sandi Parsons describes herself as a book nerd, cystic fibrosis warrior, mother, transplant recipient and unicornologist who lives and breathes stories, as a reader, writer and storyteller. She shares her home with her favourite husband,...

Katrina Kell’s recent novel, Chloe, was inspired by one of Australia’s most iconic paintings, which has graced the walls of Young and Jackson Hotel since 1909. ‘Having a drink with Chloé’ has been a good luck ritual for...

Master storyteller Norman Jorgensen crafts tales about small heroes, smugglers, Vikings, pirates and Anzacs for young readers. Norman fell in love with books at an early age and has spent nearly all his life working in the book trade sur...

Critically acclaimed novelist and essayist Andrea Goldsmith discovered the wonderful world of reading as a child and as soon as she learned that books were written by real people, she decided that was what she wanted to do. Her first nov...

Ann Dombroski’s prize-winning short fiction has appeared in literary journals and anthologies and she recently celebrated the release of her debut novel After the Great Storm, a novel of threat and intrigue set in Sydney 50 year...

Lisa Holland is a corporate affairs specialist, journalist and author who writes books that she hopes will make a difference in the world. Her non-fiction books feature Aboriginal Australians, remarkable women and exceptional people over...

Cristy Burne is a creative learning professional who encourages every one of us to experiment with learning, creativity and fun. To get motivated, get courageous, fall down and get up again. Cristy is a scientist, journalist, award-winni...

CLAIRE BOSTON is the best-selling author of the popular Retribution Bay and Blackbridge romantic suspense series. Claire's stories offer readers love, adventure and escape. She fell in love with romance and romantic suspense at eleven when she ...

 Award-winning, best-selling romance author Juanita Kees takes her readers on a wild, suspenseful, thrilling ride through small towns to catch bad guys, solve crimes, and find happy ever afters. Juanita is a skilled storyteller, with t...

Susanna Rogers writes young adult books featuring kick butt heroines because she would like to empower girls around the globe to believe in themselves, to take care and to follow their dreams. Since setting her sights on becoming a writer, S...

Best-selling contemporary romance author Nora James writes about good people in challenging situations and their long and winding road to happiness. In this episode of Not the Plot, Nora chats with host Teena Raffa-Mulligan about th...

Multi-million copy bestselling author Anna Jacobs has published more than 110 modern and historical novels set in Australia and the UK. Yet at a time when many women her age are well into retirement, she is still working full-time to kee...

Rosanne Dingli, award winning author of short fiction, novels and poetry has had numerous articles, stories, reviews, columns and poems published in Australia and internationally since the early 1980s. Alongside an impressive publishing history...