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Includes information about authors and illustrators of children's and young adult literature, and adult authors whose work appeals to older student readers. Preference is given to Australian authors and illustrators.

Click on the grid to find the author or illustrator by name.

	indicates Australian authors/illustrators
WA	indicates Western Australian authors/illustrators
Key	indicates readership levels for author's fiction works: EC Early Childhood = Kindergarten - Yr 3 MC Middle Childhood = Yrs 3 - 7 EA Early Adolescence = Yrs 7 - 10 YA Late Adolescence/Young Adulthood = Yrs 10 - 12 Adult NOTE: No levels are assigned to illustrators. Illustrations can be appreciated at many levels.

A
	James Aldridge	EA, LA, Adult
	Pamela Allen Author and Illustrator	EC, MC
UK	David Almond	EA
	Kerry Argent Illustrator	n.a.
Canada	Margaret Atwood	LA, Adult

B
	Jeannie Baker Author and Illustrator	EC, MC, EA
	Christine Balint	LA, Adult
	Duncan Ball	MC
	Margaret Barbalet	EC, MC, EA, LA, Adult
	Rory Barnes	EA
	Graeme Base Author and Illustrator	EC, MC, EA, LA, Adult
	Dianne Bates	MC, EA
	Catherine Bateson	MC, EA, LA
	Michael Gerard Bauer	EA, LA
	Krista Bell	MC, EA
	Dyan Blacklock	MC, EA
	Freya Blackwood Illustrator	n.a.
	Bronwyn Blake	EA, LA
UK	Quentin Blake Illustrator and Author	EC, MC, EA
	Ian Bone	MC, EA, LA
	Colin Bowles WA	MC, EA, Adult
UK	Theresa Breslin	EC, MC, EA, LA
	Janeen Brian	EC, MC, EA
	Damien Broderick	EA, LA, Adult
	Ron Brooks Illustrator	n.a.
	Errol Broome WA	MC
	Mary Grant Bruce	MC, EA
	Alyssa Brugman	EA, LA
	J. C. Burke	EA, LA

C
USA	Eric Carle Author and Illustrator	EC
	Brian Caswell	EC, MC, EA, LA
NZ	Ken Catran	EA, LA, Adult
UK	Aidan Chambers	EA, LA, Adult
	Anna Ciddor Author and Illustrator	MC, EA, Adult
	Margaret Clark	MC, EA
	Sherryl Clark	EC, MC, EA
	Judith Clarke	EA, LA, Adult
Ireland	Eoin Colfer	EC, MC, EA
	Paul Collins	MC, EA, LA, Adult
	Bill Condon	MC, EA, LA
	Meredith Costain	MC, EA
USA	Susan Cooper	EC, MC, EA, LA, Adult
USA	Robert Cormier	EA, LA
	Tania Cox	EC
USA	Sharon Creech	MC, EA, Adult
	Gary Crew	MC, EA, LA
	Cath Crowley	EA
	Phil Cummings	EC, MC, EA
	Neil Curtis Illustrator	n.a

D
	Kim Dale Author and Illustrator (Information Books)	EC, MC
NZ	Leon Davidson	EA
	Terry Denton Illustrator	n.a.
	Garry Disher	MC, EA, LA, Adult
USA	Jennifer Donnelly	EC, LA, Adult
	Sara Douglass	LA, Adult
	Matt Dray	EC
	Ursula Dubosarsky	EC, MC, EA
	Mike Dumbleton	EC, MC

E
	Anthony Eaton WA	MC, EA
	Hazel Edwards	EC, MC, EA

F
	Vashti Farrer	EC, MC, EA
	Elizabeth Fensham	EA
	Anna Fienberg	EC, MC, EA, LA
UK	Anne Fine	EC, MC, EA, LA, Adult
Wales	Catherine Fisher	EA, LA, Adult
	Pat Flynn	EA
	Warren Flynn WA	EA
	Kate Forsyth	MC, EA, LA, Adult
	Mem Fox	EC, MC
	Miles Franklin	LA, Adult
	Pamela Freeman	MC
	Jackie French	EC, MC, EA, LA
	Simon French	MC, EA
USA	Jonathon Scott Fuqua	MC, EA

G
	Kim Gamble Illustrator	n.a.
	Scot Gardner	EA
	Susanne Gervay	MC, EA
UK	Alan Gibbons	EA
	Libby Gleeson	EC, MC, EA
	Morris Gleitzman	MC, EA
	Jane Godwin	EC, MC, EA
	Peter Gouldthorpe	MC, EA, LA, Adult
	Bob Graham Author and Illustrator	EC, MC
	Joan Grant	EC
	Armin Greder Illustrator	n.a.
	Mark Greenwood WA	EC, MC
	Andy Griffiths	MC, EA

H
	Christine Harris	MC, EA
	David Harris	EA
	Brian Harrison-Lever Illustrator	n.a.
	Sonya Hartnett	EA, LA, Adult
	Roland Harvey Illustrator and Author	EC, MC, EA
	Libby Hathorn	EC, MC, EA
	Geoff Havel	EC, MC, EA
	Rosanne Hawke	MC, EA
	Simon Haynes	EA
	John Heffernan	MC, EA
	Sally Heinrich Author and Illustrator	n.a.
	Steven Herrick	MC, EA, LA
	Simon Higgins	EA
	Anthony Hill	MC, EA
	Nette Hilton	EC, MC, EA
	Odo Hirsch	MC, LA
	Leigh Hobbs Author and Illustrator	EC, MC
	Elizabeth Honey Author and Illustrator	EC, MC
	Judy Horacek Cartoonist and Author	EC [picture book] EA, LA, Adult [Cartoons]
	Joanne Horniman	EC, MC, EA
UK	Anthony Horowitz	MC, EA, Adult

I
	Robert Ingpen	MC, EA

J
	Ann James Illustrator, Designer and Author	EC, MC,EA
	Paul Jennings	MC, EA
	Barry Jonsberg	EA
	Norman Jorgensen WA	MC, EA, LA

K
	Victor Kelleher	EC, MC, EA, LA, Adult
USA	M. E. Kerr aka Mary James	EA, LA
	Stephen Michael King Illustrator and Author	EC, MC
	Robin Klein	EC, MC, EA

L
	Sofie Laguna	EC, MC, EA, Adult
	Margo Lanagan	EA, LA
	Julia Lawrinson WA	EA, LA
	Henry Lawson	MC, EA, LA, Adult
	David Legge	n.a.
	Frané Lessac WA Author and Illustrator	EC, MC
	Alison Lester	EC, MC
	John Long WA Author (Information Books)	MC, EA
	Deborah Lisson WA	EA
NZ	Brigid Lowry	EA

M
	Mary Malbunka Author and Illustrator	EC, MC, EA
	Melina Marchetta	EA, LA
	John Marsden	EC, MC, EA, LA
	Sophie Masson	MC, EA, LA, Adult
	Penny Matthews	EC, MC
	Maureen McCarthy	EA, LA, Adult
	Meme McDonald	MC, EA, LA
USA	Robin McKinley	EA, LA, Adult
	Andrew and Janet McLean	EC, MC
	Carol McLean-Carr	EC, MC
	Geoffrey McSkimming	MC, EA
	Jen McVeity	MC, EA
	Stephen Measday	MC, EA
	David Metzenthen	MC, EA, LA
	Glenda Millard	EC, MC, EA
	David Miller Author and Illustrator	EC, MC, EA
	James Moloney	EC, MC, EA, LA
	Bernie Monagle	EA
	Scott Monk	EA
	Sally Morgan WA	EC, MC, EA, LA, Adult
UK	Michael Morpurgo	MC, EA
	Brendan Murray WA	EA
	Martine Murray	EC, MC, EA

N
	John Nicholson Author and Illustrator(Information Books)	MC, EA
	Deborah Niland	EC, MC
	Garth Nix	EA, LA, Adult
	Leonie Norrington	MC

O
	Sally Odgers	EC, MC , EA, LA
	Jan Ormerod	EC, MC
	Wendy Orr	EC, MC, EA
	Matt Ottley Illustrator and Author	EC, MC, EA, LA

P
	Ruth Park	EC, MC, EA, LA, Adult
	Glyn Parry WA	EA
USA	Katherine Paterson	EC, MC, EA
USA	Gary Paulsen	MC, EA
	Natalie Jane Prior	MC, EA, LA
Belgium	Anne Provoost	EA, LA
	Boori Monty Pryor	MC, EA, LA
	Michael Pryor	EA, LA, Adult
	Felicity Pulman	EA
UK	Philip Pullman	EA, LA, Adult

Q
	Emma Quay Illustrator	n.a.

R
	Jan Ramage WA	EC, MC
	Donna Rawlins Illustrator	n.a.
	Tohby Riddle	MC, EA, LA
	Emily Rodda	EC, MC, EA, Adult
	Gregory Rogers Illustrator	n.a.
UK	Meg Rosoff	EA
UK	J. K. Rowling	MC, EA
	James Roy	MC, EA
	Gillian Rubinstein	EC, MC, EA

S
USA	Louis Sachar	MC, EA
	Michael Salmon Author and Illustrator	MC
	Irini Savvides	EA, LA
	Lisa Shanahan	EC, MC
	Ivan Southall	EA, LA, Adult
	Anne Spudvilas Illustrator	n.a.
	Paul Stafford	EA
	Ruth Starke	MC, EA
	Michael Stephens	MC, EA

T
	Shaun Tan WA Author and Illustrator	MC, EA, LA
	Jane Tanner Illustrator	n.a.
	Colin Thiele	EC, MC, EA
	Colin Thompson Author and Illustrator	EC, MC, EA, LA
	Rachel Tonkin	EC, MC, EA
	Ethel Turner	MC, EA, Adult

U

V
USA	Chris Van Allsburg Author and Illustrator	MC, EA
	Elizabeth Vercoe	EA, LA
	Julie Vivas Illustrator	n.a.

W
	Bruce Whatley Author and Illustrator	EC, MC, EA
	Margaret Wild	EC, MC, EA, LA
	Carole Wilkinson	MC, EA
UK	Jacqueline Wilson	EC, MC, EA
	Tim Winton WA	EC, MC, EA, LA, Adult
	Dianne Wolfer WA	MC, EA, LA
	Steven Woolman Author and Illustrator	MC, EA

X

Y

Z
	Drahos Zak Illustrator	n.a.
	Markus Zusak	EA, LA

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