Storyfest Festival Guide 2022

thomas kelly

amie kaufman Session 116 Tuesday 15 at 9.15am Session 135 Tuesday 15 at 11.15am Session 145 Tuesday 15 at 12.45pm Session 223 Wednesday 16 at 10.15am Session 315 Thursday 17 at 9.15am

Session 111 Tuesday 15 at 9.15am Session 231 Wednesday 16 at 11.15am Session 351 Thursday 17 at 1.45pm

Thomas is a Storyteller is of Bundjalung- Yugambeh / Wiradjuri and Ni- Vanuatu heritage. He trained in dance at NAISDA Dance College. He is Artistic Director and founder of Karul Projects which is currently kicking goals throughout Australia. Recent offerings are the Shake a leg dance series and

Amie Kaufman is a New York Times, USA Today and internationally bestselling author of science fiction and fantasy. Her multi-award winning work has been translated into nearly thirty languages, and has been described as “a game-changer” (Shelf Awareness), “stylistically mesmerising” (Publishers Weekly) and “out-of-this-world awesome” (Kirkus). Several of her series are currently in development for film and TV. Raised in Australia and occasionally Ireland, Amie has degrees in history, literature, law and conflict resolution, and is currently undertaking

Weir Dingo performances. www.thomaseskelly.com

a PhD in Creative Writing. www.amiekaufman.com

frané lessac

jay kristoff

Session 116 Tuesday 15 at 9.15am Session 145 Tuesday 15 at 12.45pm Session 225 Wednesday 16 at 10.15am Session 315 Thursday 17 at 9.15am Session 335 Thursday 17 at 11.15am Session 354 Thursday 17 at 1.45pm

Session 121 Tuesday 15 at 10.15am Session 151 Tuesday 15 at 1.45pm Session 212 Wednesday 16 at 9.15am Session 321 Thursday 17 at 10.15am

Frané Lessac is an author and illustrator, having created beautiful illustrations for more than fifty books. She grew up in a small town outside of New York City and had many pets including, a monkey, snakes and a camel. Since she was little, it was a dream to become an artist. Frané’s latest books include Our Country: Ancient Wonders , Australia Under the Sea 1 2 3 and Under the Southern Cross . Frané visits schools and festivals sharing the process of writing and illustrating books with young people around the world. www.franelessac.com

Jay Kristoff is the co-author of two New York Times bestselling series with his writing partner- in-crime, Amie Kaufman: the Illuminae Files and the Aurora Cycle trilogy. He also authored the bestsellers Empire of the Vampire and the Nevernight Chronicles , the award-winning Lotus War trilogy, and Lifel1k3, Dev1at3 and Truel1f3 , the award-winning LIFEL1K3 trilogy. Jay lives in

Melbourne, Australia. www.jaykristoff.com

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