Author:
Aleesah Darlison is a multi-published, award-winning Australian children’s author. She
has written over fifty books for children including picture books, chapter books, novels,
and series. In January 2021, Aleesah received an Australia Day Award from the Sunshine
Coast Council. Aleesah has also won numerous awards for her writing including the
2015 Environment Award for Children’s Literature (Our Class Tiger – Non-Fiction) and
an Australian Society of Authors (ASA) Mentorship. Her picture book, Warambi, was
a 2012 CBCA Notable Book and was shortlisted for the Eve Pownall Award and the
Environment Award. Her picture book, Emerald: The Green Turtle’s Tale was shortlisted
for the 2018 Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards.
Aleesah’s novels and series include the League of Llamas Series, the Little Witch Series,
the Netball Gems Series, the Unicorn Riders Series, the Totally Twins Series, Running from
the Tiger and many more.
Aleesah travels extensively, delivering talks and workshops to children and adults at
preschools, schools, libraries, literary festivals, and writers’ centres. She also works as a
writing mentor and tutor.
You can find her on Facebook @AleesahDarlisonFanPage, Instagram @aleesah_
darlison.
Website: www.aleesahdarlison.com
Illustrator:
Amy has loved to draw from a young age and often made up games based around
drawing to entertain her younger brother and cousins. Her artistic talent was noticed
and then accepted into fashion and textile design in high school and later at TAFE.
When she became a mother, she fell in love with picture book illustration, and realised
what her true potential could be. Amy and has developed a few distinct styles and is
always playing with new techniques to expand her repertoire. When Amy’s not doing
her favourite thing (illustrating picture books) she’s badly roller skating, or attempting a
handstand while her kids whizz around her at great speed.