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The Dynamic Dub

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Story By Christian Di Leo Cover Photo by Ryan Low Dub Leffler is a well-known and highly regarded Indigenous Australian Author and Illustrator, celebrated for his powerful contributions in children’s literature. Dub is a descendent of the Bigambul and Mandandanji people of southwest Queensland as well as being of French, Syrian, and Irish heritage. Leffler brings deep cultural resonance and storytelling tradition to his artwork, often exploring themes […]

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The Chat about Chat

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Story by Sam Eyers Photo by Ryan Low Hosted by Ben Chamberlain and Evan Grilakis, May 7th, was filled with insightful discussion at the 2025 LitFest Panel. Three authors shared their thoughts and views on the ever-growing role of AI in the world of storytelling. Jack Heath is known for […]

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A Chat with Martin Chatterton 

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Story by Aiden P. and Sam E. Photo by Ryan Low Martin Chatterton is an author and illustrator of children’s books of a range of genres, who also set up the companies Forepoint and Hungry Head Productions. He is passionate about design thinking, a non-linear and human-centred process that allows […]

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Kirsty Eagar –Tips on Writing

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Story by Harry Benscher Photo by Ryan Low Professional writer Kirsty Eager has given her five key steps to becoming a writer. Eager has won the NSW Premiers Literary Award for her book, Raw Blue During her presentation Kirsty explained what she believed were the most important elements of writing. These include […]

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A Will of his own 

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Story by Sam EyersPhoto by Ryan Low In his youthful wisdom, Will decided to email publishers saying he had written a book that he actually hadn’t. To seem more professional, Will used his “home email” that he had made in Year 3, but his youthfulness made him naive to the fact that the email may have been a tad inappropriate. He […]