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Justin Heazlewood
Author, Entertainer, Inspirational Speaker, Speaking Out, Storyteller/Performer
Justin Heazlewood is an award-winning triple-threat of writer, musician & comedian. As The Bedroom Philosopher he has appeared on Triple J & ABC TV, releasing three albums including the ARIA-nominated Songs From The 86 Tram. The video for Northcote (So Hungover) earning nearly half a million hits. In 2014 his first non-fiction book Funemployed, about being an artist in Australia, was an indie-hit, earning praise from artists and industry alike. In 2015 an 8-part series was commissioned for RN.
His 10-part Get Up Mum radio series based on his cassette recordings of himself as a kid was aired Radio National’s Life Matters. You can listen to the series here.
In 2020 Justin gave a witness statement and presented at the launch of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System. He is an ambassador for the Satellite Foundation who offer support for children of parents with a mental illness.
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Coral Tulloch
Author, Illustrator
Coral Tulloch has worked on close to 60 books for children for both Australian and International publishers. As an author and illustrator, working in both fiction and non-fiction, Coral brings a wide range of presentations from cartooning to discussions on the environment, for a wide audience group.
Her latest book, One Small Island co-authored and co-illustrated with Alison Lester tells the story of Macquarie Island. She is currently working on two illustrated fictions, which revolve around the continent she loves so well.
Coral is the creator of a syndicated children’s page, The Tales Of Wombat Creek, which appeared for over 20 years in newspapers throughout Australia and Internationally. She has a passion for environmental education and equally, a passion to help others express their own stories through either the written or visual narrative.
Her work for more than a decade has centred on her voyages and experiences of the Antarctic, with several works produced. Antarctica The Heart Of The World won the Wilderness Societies Environment Award for Children’s Literature in 2004 and was named one of the best ten books of the year by US Science Books and Films several years later.
Coral lives in Hobart with her husband, Peter.
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Damon Young
Author, Curriculum Specialist, Education Consultant, Illustrator, Inspirational Speaker, Personal Development, Social Issues, Storyteller
Damon Young combines a love of ideas and language with a fun, entertaining style. And lots of superhero t-shirts.
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Emily Conolan
Author, New Speakers
Emily Conolan is a writer and teacher, also known for her humanitarian work. She is the author of The Freedom Finders series, migration stories from colonization to the present day with an interactive pick-a-path format.
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Lian Tanner
Author
Lian Tanner is an award-winning author of children’s books, as well as an engaging and and entertaining speaker. She uses laughter, storytelling and challenges to inspire students to read, while at the same time providing them with tools they can use to write their own stories.
- Museum of Thieves: The Keepers 1 (2010)
- City of Lies: The Keepers 2 (2011)
- Path of Beasts: The Keepers 3 (2012)
- Ice Breaker: Hidden Series 1 (2013)
- Sunker’s Deep: Hidden Series 2 (2014)
- Fetcher’s Song: Hidden Series 3 (2016)
- Accidental Heroes: The Rogues 1 (2017)
- Secret Guardians: The Rogues 2 (2018)
- Haunted Warriors: The Rogues 3 (2019)
- Ella and the Ocean (illus.Jonathan Bentley, 2019)
- A Clue for Clara (2020)
- Rita’s Revenge (2022)
- Spellhound: The Dragons of Hallow 1 (coming in April 2023)
All published by Allen & Unwin
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