Artists & Authors

Every great story starts with a curious mind.

Meet some of the writers, artists and storytellers who'll be joining us in Daylesford and Hepburn Springs this August.

More artists and authors to be added over the coming weeks!

Alex Creece
Writer, editor and collage maker
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Amelia Newman
Theatre maker, writer and performer
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Anne Gleeson
Poet, writer and funeral celebrant
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Aunty Alison McRae
Artist, storyteller
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Barry Golding
Researcher, writer and storyteller
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Bree Melotte
Naturopath and herbalist
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Catie Payne
Writer, independent podcaster and goat wrangler
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Claire G Coleman
Fiction, essays, poetry and art criticism
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Coven Press
Self publishing collective
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Daizy and Michelle
Walking Tours
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David Carlin
Writer, director, and creative artist
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Dee White
Children's author
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Emma Gourlay
Children's author
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Erin Riley
Writer and social worker
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Fernanda Dahlstrom
Writer, editor and lawyer
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Hannah Gould
Cultural anthropologist
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Jasper Peach
Writer, speaker and parent
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Ken Mansell
Activist and historian
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Liquid Amber Press
Small poetry press
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Liz Duck-Chong
Freelance writer, health researcher, filmmaker and peer worker
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Lucy Ridge
Food writer and chef
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Lu Sexton
Copywriter and editor
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Mara Ripani
Farmer, singer, baker and more
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Michelle Pleasance
Artist, Illustrator and children's author
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Natasha Morgan
Landscape designer, educator, writer and advocate
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Olivia De Lesantis
Cosy crime writer
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Peta Murray
Playwright, writer and performer
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Rebecca Lister
Playwright and MC
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Rosalie Ham
Fiction and memoir author
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Rushani Epa
Food journalist and literary agent
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Sandra Fiona Long
Writer, theatre maker and artist
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Sandra Goldbloom Zurbo
Writer, editor and activist
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Shele Parker Black
Writer, educator and community arts producer
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Stephanie Preston
Copywriter and editor
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Stuart Orr
Young adult fiction writer, performer
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Tammi Jonas
Agroecologist, farmer, meatsmith and activist
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Thuy On
Arts journalist, critic, editor and poet
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Tony Kelly
Writer and lawyer
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Uncle Ted Laxton
Artist, storyteller
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