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Accessibility & Inclusion

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Professional Development Days

Coach Camp publishers

Pitch Pro Program

First Pages Writing Competition

Illustrator Exhibition

About + Testimonials

Accessibility & Inclusion

Folder: 2026 Festival

Ticket and Event Details

Professional Development Days

Coach Camp publishers

Pitch Pro Program

First Pages Writing Competition

Illustrator Exhibition

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16 Apr

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Let’s meet some of the Pitch Pro Session publishers seeking new talent!
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WOMBAT BOOKS & RHIZA EDGE– Rochelle Stephens is the editor and publisher at Wombat Books and Rhiza Edge (imprint for teenagers). Rochelle is well-known for nur

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Let’s meet some of the Pitch Pro Session publishers seeking new talent!
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AFFIRM PRESS - Megan Whelan is the Senior Editor at Affirm Press and loves strong voices, eccentric characters and whimsy and a particular interest in graphic novel auth

📢Let’s meet some of the Pitch Pro Session publishers seeking new talent!
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HACHETTE - Jean-Marie Morosin is the Head of Children’s Publishing at Hachette Australia. Hachette publish fiction and non-fiction picture books such as Spare Ki

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‼️3 SPOTS LEFT‼️
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Our talented publisher & Coach
CHREN BYNG is flying down from Sydney to assess, COACH & workshop your manuscripts.
✅HARDIE GRANT are huge supporters of emerging talent ✍️🎨
⭐️Chren Byng is Senior Publisher at

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‼️A SEAT WITH KATE IS AVAILABLE ‼️
✨WHO WILL BE THE LUCKY LAST✨

Our talented publisher & Coach
Kate Whitfield from ALLEN&UNWIN has ALMOST SOLD OUT 😆
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📣We have many publishers sold out so do not delay.

✅Receive written assess

MG & YA STORY LOVERS! Do you have a manuscript you’ve started or even finished that needs an assessment and next step direction? This is for you!
2 SPOTS LEFT!
PLEASE DON’t miss out on working with this powerhouse publisher 📚
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