Louise Park

Louise writes books for children under her own name as well as several secret identities including H. I. Larry, Mac Park and Poppy Rose. She loves writing books with action and grand adventures and is the author of the best-selling series Zac Power Test Drive, Bella Dancerella and Star Girl—soon to be a television series. She is also the co-author of Boy vs Beast.

Louise loves nothing better than taking students on huge adventures and helping them to craft action-packed stories of their own. Learn more about her at her website.

Meet the Speaker

What themes are recurring in your work?


Children and literacy. Helping students achieve reading success, publishing and writing.

What have been the highlights of your career?


Seeing kids crack the reading code. Writing the books that children can read and have success with. Finding out via website, email and in-person feedback how much enjoyment and sense of achievement kids are getting from the books I create for them. Publishing award winning education resources for children.

Where have your works been published?


Australia, New Zealand and several overseas territories.

What are you passionate about?


Literacy success for children and fostering a life-long love of reading.

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Learning emotional and social skills through story characters

Louise writes books that entertain, inform, extend, aid the acquisition of literacy skills and inspire. Her new series for...

From Hot Idea to Books in Bookshops

You know you have a great story idea! You can see it as a book. But how does an idea become a real book on the shelves? And...

Creating Awesome Adventure Stories and Narratives

What do the Star Girl, Zac Power Test Drive and Boy vs Beast books all have in common? They’re great adventure stories....

Writing Workshops for Staff and Students

Move your writing forward by learning to write like a writer and read like a writer—individualised workshops that focus on...

Online Session: Write Your Own Adventure

What do Zac Power Test Drives and D-Bot Squad have in common? ADVENTURE! A ‘write your own adventure’ workshop by the queen...

Online Session: 7 Steps to Get Your Child Reading

Children who start school with no or minimal literacy skills can struggle to close the gap with their peers, and that gap may...

Online Session: Using Guided Writing Meditation and top writing techniques to take your writing to a whole new level

Unlock your creativity and dramatically improve the quality of your writing with this workshop for students aged 8-15 and...

Online Session: What do Zac Power Test Drives and D-Bot Squad have in common? ADVENTURE!

A ‘write your own adventure’ workshop by the queen of action-packed missions!Could you be the next member of D-Bot Squad?...

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