Featured Authors

  • Kim Scott

    Kim Scott was born in 1957 and grew up on the south coast of Western Australia. He began writing for publication when he became a teacher of English and his first novel, True Country, was published in 1993 by Fremantle Press. His novel Benang: from the Heart won the 2000 Miles Franklin Award…
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  • Ken Spillman

    Ken Spillman grew up in Perth and has been a full-time professional writer for most of his adult life…
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  • Chris Owen

    Chris Owen hails from Sussex on the south coast of England. A former radio journalist and newsreader, he migrated to the sunnier climes of Perth in 2003, where he changed careers to become a primary school teacher…
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  • Iris Lavell

    Iris Lavell has degrees in English, Psychology, and Theatre and Drama Studies, a teaching qualification, and a Ph.D…
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Ten Tiny Things on Wilderness Society shortlist

Ten Tiny Things author Meg McKinlay was pleasantly surprised to be shortlisted for the Wilderness Society’s 2013 Environment Award for Children’s Literature, just one day after winning a Crystal Kite award.
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