Author Masterclass Program 2026

Watch Authors in Action. Watch Students Write. 12+ top authors and illustrators — including Jackie French, Boori Monty Pryor, Meg McKinlay, Josh Pyke, Sue Whiting, Dub Leffler, Taylor Hampton, Violet FitzSimons, Mick Elliott, and Zeno Sworder — take your students behind the scenes of real craft. Poetry to picture books, persuasion to narrative — every session is a masterclass in voice, structure, and creativity. Students write alongside the pros. Teachers get curriculum-linked strategies. Live via ZOOM, then on demand until Term 2, 2027. Live: 4–6 August | Sessions: 9.10am, 10.15am, 11.45am, 2.00pm AEST Short. Sharp. School-ready.