Five Minutes with Michelle Saftich #LoveAusAuthors
Michelle Saftich writes books about family, resilience and hope, with psychological and paranormal themes in her more recent works. Born and raised in Brisbane, she studied a Bachelor of Communications/Journalism Degree at QUT and worked in newspapers for about 13 years, as both a journalist and sub-editor. She is married, with two teenaged sons, a…
Read MoreFive Minutes with Laurie Bell #LoveAusAuthors
Laurie Bell writes MG and YA for girls. She believes children should feel like they can try anything, and in her stories, young girls and women take charge, find their inner strength, and become the hero. ‘In my books, girls and women don’t rely on others to save them. They save themselves and everyone else.…
Read MoreFive Minutes with A.L Tait #LoveAusAuthors
Allison Tait, or A.L Tait, as she is well-known as in the kidlit world, says she writes adventure stories because she is the least adventurous person she knows. ‘I like to send my characters to climb mountains, ford streams and generally get themselves into (and out of) trouble so I don’t have to do it.’…
Read MoreFive Minutes with Susanne Gervay #LoveAusAuthors
Susanne Gervay is a passionate advocate of literacy. She is an Ambassador for ‘Room to Read’, bringing literacy to more than 20 million children in Asia and Africa; a Role Model and on the committee for Books in Homes, which has brought nearly 3 million books to disadvantaged and indigenous children; and a Reading ambassador…
Read MoreFive Minutes with Michelle Lovi, Odyssey Books #LoveAusAuthors
Michelle Lovi is the founder and publisher at Odyssey Books and new imprints Publisher Obscura and Ensorcellia. After many years juggling a public service career with her role as Creative Director at Lip Magazine, freelancing as a web designer, and working as a publishing consultant, she turned to book publishing in 2009, when Odyssey Books…
Read MoreFive Minutes with R.A Spratt, Australian Children’s Author #LoveAusAuthors
We are getting to know best-selling Australian children’s author and television writer, R.A Spratt today, known for the Peski Kids, Friday Barnes and Nanny Piggins series of books. She has written for dozens of different television shows and in recent years has specialized mainly in children’s animation, but she has also had extensive experience writing…
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