Success Stories

Sonya Spreen Bates

Sonya Bates is a multi-published author whose fiction books for adults and children. She's a US born Canadian living in South Australia, Twenty-five years practising paediatric speech pathology turned into a writing career.

Nina D Campbell

Nina studied theatre and literature at university, and worked as a professional writer, before a midlife health challenge changed her priorities. Nina now writes fiction full-time, with a focus on stories about strong women. 

Carla Caruso

​Carla Caruso's media career has included stints as a newspaper and magazine journalist, government PR and fashion stylist. These days she's a talented fiction author. Her passion is for romantic comedies and cozy mysteries.

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​Leesa Bow

Leesa Bow grew up in Broken Hill and is a huge sports fan. She began writing when her daughter was diagnosed with cancer, as a form of therapy, and hasn't been able to stop.

Nancy Cunningham

Nancy writes stories about history, love and science, and works as a research scientist in entomology. She is published by HarperCollins, Australia.
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Tanya Nellestein

Tanya is an award-winning author of gut-churning Viking romance and romantic-suspense that always includes good sex and a happily ever after.
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HR Kemp

Australian author of political conspiracy thrillers lives by the ocean and loves to unravel a good "what if?" question.
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Ella McLaughlin

Living on the beautiful central coast of NSW, Ella writes contemporary romance with a holiday theme and a dose of sunshine.

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Poppy Nwosu

Her Young Adult books have been shortlisted for multiple awards and she was awarded the Max Fatchen Fellowship.
Represented by the Jane Novak Literary Agency and published by Wakefield Press. 

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Susan Neuhaus

Now a surgeon, Susan did 20 years of military service as a clinician and commander and was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross. ​

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Paquita Fadden

Paquita happily combines writing and painting wherever she happens to be-travelling the world photographing wildlife and landscapes, sailing a yacht along the Australian coastline.

Merrin Slade

Merrin is a sci-fi author who takes readers on stellar journeys into alternate future universes with a blend of scientific experise and storytelling.

Stephen Davey

As well as many published short stories in various anthologies, Stephen collaborated on John Wamsley's biography.

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Ute Rozenbilds

Ute Rozenbilds is an artist, author and psychiatrist. Her story in the 2015 Romance Writers of Australia 'Peridot Anthology' is 'Time Heals'.

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Fiona Biedermann

A story about looking on the bright side, set in Renmark, South Australia.


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Thomas Corfield

Doctor Thomas Corfield was born in London and growing up with lots of cats and dogs may have something to do with the absurdity of the 'Velvet Paw of Asquith' series.