Hardie Grant Children’s (Publisher & Coach)

With over 20 years in children’s publishing, Chren is a publisher at Hardie Grant Children's in Sydney. Chren brings her experience as an editor, author and publisher when working with emerging talent. Hardie Grant Children’s built their success on stories of kindness, diversity, resilience and courage to reflect the world we live in, and the world we want to build.

Join Chren sharing publishing insights on various panels or in an intimate Coach Camp workshop for a lucky few.

Allen& Unwin (Publisher & Coach)

With 15+ years experience in publishing, Kate Whitfield is a Senior Editor of children’s/YA books at A&U. Kate is highly skilled in structural and copy editing, working with acclaimed authors such as Emily Rodda, Wendy Orr and CS Pacat. She works with middle-grade and YA authors across all genres . 

Allen & Unwin is a leading independent publisher with a strong focus on Australian creators and stories exploring Australia’s history, culture and identity. 

Join Kate sharing publishing insights on various panels or in an intimate Coach Camp workshop for a lucky few.

Walker Books (Publisher & Coach)

Eve Tonelli brings over 20 years of experience in the publishing industry, having held senior editorial and publishing roles at HarperCollins Australia and Scholastic Australia. Now she is the publisher of Walker Books Australia taking it into its next chapter of growth and innovation.

Join Eve sharing publishing insights on various panels or in an intimate Coach Camp workshop for a lucky few.

Affirm Press/Simon & Schuster (Publisher & Coach)

With over 20 years in children’s publishing, Tash Besliev has had a varied career across marketing, sales, branding and editorial, spending the last decade in senior management and publishing roles. Tash delights in collaborating with authors and illustrators to create books that resonate in the market and meet readers where they are at.

Affirm Press is a Melbourne-based publisher (now a subsidiary of Simon & Schuster) dedicated to publishing great Australian stories, big ideas, and the most engaging local and international authors.

Join Tash sharing publishing insights on various panels or in an intimate Coach Camp workshop for a lucky few.

Little Book Press (Publisher & Coach)

Alyson O’Brien has worked in children’s publishing for over 15 years, in editorial and commissioning roles including leading the Hardie Grant imprints Little Hare and Bright Lights. She is passionate about publishing memorable stories that ignite a lifelong love of reading in children. Alyson is currently the Publishing Director at Little Book Press, the not-for-profit publishing arm of Literacy Rights Australia.

Little Book Press publish high-quality, thoughtfully designed books including best-selling/award winning titles Two Turtles. The Thing About Christmas and this year’s Simultaneous Storytime book Luna Roo.

Join Alyson sharing publishing insights on various panels or in an intimate Coach Camp workshop for a lucky few.

Larrikin House (Publisher & Coach)

Dani Vee is a publisher working in acquisitions reviewing the submission pile. Dani is also a published author, English teacher and host of the popular literary podcast, Words and Nerds.

Larrikin House publish quirky, original, funny kid-focused books that push boundaries. The publisher believes in the importance of engaging readers at an early age through fun books such as My Epic Dad, My New Croc and Robo Teacher. Dani’s coaching style supports authors to recognise what is marketable as well as providing feedback to get their manuscripts ready for submission.

Join Dani sharing publishing insights on panels, in a Pitch Pro Session or in an intimate Coach Camp workshop on-line or in-person for a lucky few.

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