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 […]
The Chat about Chat
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 […]
A Chat with Martin Chatterton
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 […]
From 15 Views to Bestseller
Story by Ryan Low Photo by Ryan Low Rawah Arja is an author and teacher who initially gave up on writing in her early years. But she was urged by her reluctant to read students to write her first novel The F Team. She spent 5 years working on the […]
Kirsty Eagar –Tips on Writing
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 […]
Q&A: The story behind Kirli’s success
Story by Luka Dukovski Photo by Ryan Low Kirli Saunders is an award-winning author who has produced fantastic novels and picture books such as Bindi, The Land Recalls You, Our Dreaming and more. Her stories dive deep into the world of Aboriginal culture. Luca Dukovski: Great to have you, […]
Q&A: Introduction to Will Kostakis
Story by Luca Dukovski Photo by Ryan Low Will Kostakis is a proclaimed award-winning author. I had the opportunity to sit down with him and ask him about his secrets to writing with voice, but also some personal experiences that have motivated and influenced his successful career so far. […]
Jeremy Lachlan’s fight against the Government
Story by Harry Benscher Photo by Ryan Low Jeremy Lachlan explains how his books reflect his life story and how government regimes forced him to change not only characters in his books but how the books are sold. Such as how the villain in the first two books was based […]
The Indigenous Inspiration of Kirli Saunders
Story by Aiden Plumbe Photo by Ryan Low Kirli Saunders is a proud Gunai woman, a award-winning writer of poetry, picture books and plays. She has also created several artworks and is recording an album with Mark Kester-Harvey. She has written eight highly acclaimed books, her first one being The Incredible […]
A Will of his own
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 […]