Aleesah Darlison

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Authors: 

• Deborah Abela: www.deborahabela.com
• Dianne (Di) Bates: www.enterprisingwords.com
• Katherine Battersby: www.katherinebattersby.com
• Laurine Croasdale: www.laurinecroasdale.com
• Kate Forsyth: www.kateforsyth.com.au
• Sandy Fussell: www.sandyfussell.com
• Susanne Gervay: www.sgervay.com
• Libby Gleeson: www.libbygleeson.com.au
• Jenny Hale: www.jatta.com.au
• Libby Hathorn: www.libbyhathorn.com
• Belinda Murrell: www.belindamurrell.com.au
• Jeni Mawter: www.jenimawter.com
• Julie Nickerson: www.julienickersonwriter.wordpress.com
• Robyn Opie Parnell: www.robynopie.com
• Oliver Phommavanh: www.winfree.com.au
• Felicity Pulman: www.felicitypulman.com.au
• Robert Vescio: www.robertvescio.com
• Sue Whiting: www.suewhiting.com

Illustrators:

• Tina Burke: www.tinaburke.com.au 
• Jill Carter-Hansen: www.visionaryimages.com.au
• Sarah Davis: www.sarahdavisillustration.com
• Janine Dawson: www.janinedawson.com.au 
• Serena Geddes: www.web.mac.com/gematrium/reeni/home.html 
• Andrew Plant: www.andrewplant.com 
• Nina Rycroft: www.ninarycroft.com
• Peter Sheehan: www.petersheehan.com
• Sandra Temple: www.sandratemple.com

Publishers:

• New Frontier Publishing: www.newfrontier.com.au
• Windy Hollow Books: www.windyhollowbooks.com.au
• Wombat Books: www.wombatbooks.com.au
• Working Title Press: www.workingtitlepress.com.au

Associations:

• Australian Society of Authors (ASA): www.asauthors.org
• Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA): www.cbca.org.au
• Fellowship of Australian Writers (FAW) NSW: www.fawnsw.org.au
• NSW Writers' Centre: www.nswwriterscentre.org.au 
• Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI): www.scbwiaustralia.org
• Society of Women Writers (NSW): www.womenwritersnsw.org.

Other:

• Affordable Manuscript Assessments - manuscript assessments you can afford by renowned children's author, Sally Odgers: www.affordablemanuscriptassessments.com 
• Alphabet Soup Magazine - an Australian magazine for children aged 6 to 12 years who love reading and creative writing: http://www.alphabetsoup.net.au/. They also have a blog, called Soup Blog, that keeps you up to date with everything happening behind the scenes at Alphabet Soup Magazine: http://soupblog.wordpress.com/
• Buzz Words On-line Magazine - the essential fortnightly on-line resource for childrens' writers: www.buzzwordsmagazine.com
• Cereal Readers: http://www.cerealreaders.com/ is a website focusing solely on published series for kids and young adults.
• Create a Kids Book - Dr Virginia Lowe's site for ms assessments, courses and other information: www.createakidsbook.com.au
• Creative Kids Tales - a website for emerging authors, giving them a voice: www.creativekidstales.com.au
• Flying Pony, creative writing blogspot by Pamela Cook: www.pamelacook.wordpress.com
• From the Mouths of Babes - a celebration of parenting with Katrina Roe: www.frommouthsofbabes.com
• Kids Book Review Blogsite: a fantastic website combining book reviews, author interviews, blogs and a comprehensive author/illustrator listing compiled by Tania McCartney: www.kids-book-review.blogspot.com
• Pass It On - a weekly, on-line interactive networking newsletter for those involved with or interested in the children's writing industry: www.jackiehoskingpio.wordpress.com
• Read to My Child - when you don't have time to read the book yourself, visit READ TO MY CHILD, a website where your child will be read to by a real, live person (kind of like on Play School). Check it out with a reading of my picture book, Puggle's Problem: www.readtomychild.com.au
• Writing Competitions - Daan Spijer compiles and frequently updates a list of writing competitions: www.seventh-house-communications.com