Aunty Loraine Padgham
Loraine is a respected Elder of the Nira balluk clan of the Taungurung Tribe which was originally located around the area now known as Kilmore.
2023 Festival Authors
Lauren Dawes
Lauren Dawes is a USA Today Bestselling Author. She writes dark urban fantasy and paranormal romance, and is the author of the Cat McKenzie series,
Belinda Crawford
Belinda Crawford is a Mansfield-based author of science fiction and fantasy for readers who like their stories action-packed, with diverse characters, butt-kicking heroines and complex
Mic Looby
Mic Looby is an author, ghostwriter and editor of all kinds. As a co-author, his titles include the myth-busting Australian history book Black Snake: The Real
James Layton
James Layton is a publisher, book seller and even wrote a book just to see if he could!(Would You Rather?!) Larrikin House Publisher James Layton
Dani Vee
Dani Vee is an author, podcaster and works in publicity and acquisitions at Larrikin House. Her picture books include ‘My EXTRAordinary Mum’, and her new
Sue McDonald
Sue McDonald worked as an operating room nurse and as a Baptist Pastor, before discovering an interest in short story writing. She contributed several pieces
Eliza Henry-Jones
Eliza is an author, freelance writer, and PhD candidate in creative writing. She is the author of three novels and two young adult novels, which
Janine Mikosza
Janine Mikosza is a writer with a background in visual art and a PhD in sociology. Her essays and short stories have appeared in Kenyon Review, Electric Literature, The
Andrea Rowe
Andrea Rowe is an award-winning children’s author, and community story teller. Her best-selling debut children’s book Jetty Jumping (Hardie Grant) won 2022 CBCA Picture Book of the Year