Appearances & workshops

Need a moderator for your next YA event?

I love chatting to authors and other industry professionals about books and creating a sense of community at events! I can also speak to book clubs, social media for writers, and YA writing in general. If you'd like to get in touch about how we can work together, use the contact form below.

I am also available for writing workshops for adults or young people.

I charge ASA rates, but these can be negotiated based on the needs and situation of your organisation.

Here are some of the events I've appeared at:

2025

  • Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival 2025 (Voices for the Future panel, Epic Realms workshop, Crafting New Worlds workshop

2024

  • Murder in the Town Hall (Scribblers Festival)

  • Artbeat RTRFM for City of Swan Writer in Residence program

  • How to Catch a Plot Bunny (Workshop) - City of Swan Libraries

  • Fan Fiction Frenzy (Workshop) - Perth Festival

  • Fantasy Fanatics (Panel) - Perth Festival

  • Writing with Magic (Workshop) - City of Swan Libraries

  • YA 101 (Workshop) - City of Swan Libraries

  • Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival 2024

  • Books and Behemoths with Meg Caddy (Love to Read Local Week with YA for WA)

  • Exploring Intersections of Story and Place with Amanda Curtin and Rebecca Higgie (Love to Read Local Week with City of Swan)

  • Special YA event with Read3r'z Re-Vu, Sydney

  • Spooky Story Livestream event with Livewire (Starlight)

2023

  • Angourie Rice and Kate Rice for Stuck Up and Stupid - Open Book

  • Heroes, Villains, and the In Between with C.S. Pacat (In Conversation) - Storytellers Festival

  • Let's Write Together (Workshop with Seth Malacari) - City of Swan Libraries

  • Story Laboratory for Young Writers (Workshop) - Vision Australia Libraries

  • Megan White for The Anatomy of Songs Book Launch - New Dawn Publishing

  • Holden Sheppard, The Brink (In Conversation) - Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival

  • YA'll Like Books? (Event) - Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival

  • Authors After School Program (Moderator) - Perth Festival

  • Holden Sheppard in Conversation, Australian Reading Hour (In Conversation) - Osbourne Library

  • Bianca Breen talks Akarnae (Guest) - Kidlit Classics Podcast 

2022

  • From BookTubers to Bookcasters: Social Media for Writers circa 2022 (Panel) - Fremantle Press' The Business of Being a Writer - Perth Festival

  • #LoveOzYA - More than just a hashtag (Panel) - National Young Writers Festival

  • Build Your Own Fantasy (Panel) - National Young Writers Festival

  • Comparing Notes (Moderator) - Ubud Writers and Readers Festival Perth

2021

  • Q&A Sessions with Experts in Residence in partnership with Melbourne City of Literature 2021 (Moderator) - Writers Victoria

  • Melbourne Writers Festival 2021 Workshops (Moderator) - Writers Victoria

  • Double book launch of Evacuation Road by H.M. Waugh and Can the Real JR Stand Up Please by Nadia King (Moderator) - PaperBird Books

2020

  • YA Day 2020 - The YA Room and Writers Victoria

  • BookTube and the Book Blogging Business (Panel) - Great Dandenong Libraries

2019

  • YA Day 2019 - The YA Room and Writers Victoria

  • Q&A with authors at Allen and Unwin's #YAFanFest

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