Gift of the Gab

Morris Gleitzman is an internationally bestselling Australian children’s author and was the Australian Children's Laureate for 2018 and 2019. His books explore serious and sometimes confronting subjects in humourous and unexpected ways. His titles include Two Weeks With The Queen, Grace, Doubting Thomas, Bumface, Give Peas a Chance, Extra Time, Loyal Creatures, Tweet and the series Once, Then, After, Soon, Maybe, Now and Always. Morris lives in Sydney and Brisbane, and his books are published in more than 20 countries.

Mary-Anne Fahey is one of Australia's best-known comedy writers and performers. She is well known to Australian TV audiences for her creation of the Kylie Mole character and her starring role in The Comedy Company. She has also appeared in films and on the stage, recently in her one-woman adaptation of Morris Gleitzman's Water Wings.