About Us

Ivana is an indie author who owns and runs her own publishing company. She has exhibited in various conventions since 2015. She worked in multi-national publishing companies for eleven years, learning all the tricks of the trade. In her spare time, Ivana loves playing board games and fencing with her daughter where they poke each other (gently) with swords.

Alexandra Larach is a Sydney based event manager and writer. She has yet to publish her debut novel but loves talking about the writing process and discussing your various thoughts and theories on new ideas.

Alexandra has been working in the for-purpose industry for the past five years and carries the tenets of the sector in everything she does. Having studied a Masters in policing, intelligence and counter terrorism Alexandra is fascinated by human behaviour and the judicial process.

Annie McCann is an Indonesian-Australian emerging writer, blogger and emcee from Western Sydney. She is the founder of Read3r’z Re-Vu network of readers and co-founder of The Right Pen Collective. In 2021, Annie was an Australia Reads ambassador and co-winner of the Women Empowering Women awards in the Creative Arts Pioneer category. Annie is very passionate about cultural diversity especially in books and pop culture. When she’s not reading or writing she’s either watching Parramatta Eels play NRL, playing virtual DnD with friends or jamming to Michael Jackson’s greatest hits.

Ariel is an avid reader who reads across all genres including fanatasy, paranormal, horror, romance and crime. She is a writer who is yet to publish. She is new to the Book Fair Australia Team. She spends her days and most nights looking after the animals of the world. Whenever she gets a chance she is to be found writing while accompained by her trusty void kitty (he who lies on top of laptops).

Ash Stockton (They/Them) is a Queensland based proudly non-binary artist who has always loved books, specifically fantasy. Ash hopes to teach a new generation about the wonderful world of books, through their work in early childcare and education. Ash enjoys sitting with their cat doing anything crafty and creative, including but not limited to painting, cross stitch, crochet, cake making/decorating, creative video games and creating TikToks.

Imogen is an indie author and avid book lover who owns far more books than she has shelves to put them on. She loves all things fantasy, sci-fi, and young adult fiction, both to read and to write. She has four published novels, the most recent of which is a YA Fantasy, THE IRON WINTER, as well as a BA Writing and Publishing. In her spare time, Imogen can be found wrangling yarn, lost in a video game, or snuggling one of her dogs.

Katie Fraser can’t remember a time when she hasn’t loved books. She currently works as a fiction editor and independent author, and her volunteer endeavours include Little Athletics and Book Fair Australia. Katie has been exhibiting as an independent author since 2016 and learnt a lot about exhibiting along the way. She is looking forward to sharing her knowledge of exhibiting and supporting exhibitors at Book Fair Australia, aiming to make sure our events are successful for everyone.

Laura is a bestselling author, writing as L.L. Hunter and has published over 50 titles to date. She brings a wealth of eventing and customer service experience to her role at Book Fair Australia, having worked previously at the State Theatre and Tennis NSW. She loves animals, good wine, and true crime documentaries.

Loren Tuxford is the author of The Nightfall Series (Dark Fantasy featuring M/F & M/M romance). She enjoys writing about characters with real issues in fantasy lands, where morals are grey, goals are lofty and don’t always go to plan. After making her own books as a small child, Loren decided it was time to share her stories with the world, much to the delight of her dark sense of humor. Loren enjoys stargazing, birdwatching, strong coffee, overgrown cemeteries, reading, and transcribing the conversations taking place in her imagination.

Megs is a database consultant, crafter, author and book lover. She can often be found at conventions selling handmade jewellery and craft kits and has been exhibiting at various conventions in Australia/New Zealand since 2012. Between exhibiting and the ‘day job’, she brings years of experience in data analytics, marketing, business planning, stall setup, stock management and logistics. When she isn’t making new ear cuffs or kits, Megs like doing cross stitch, jigsaw puzzles and planning her next travel adventure.

Quinton Li (they/them) is a Melbourne-based non-binary novelist, poet, fiction editor and anthology curator. They are the author of TELL ME HOW IT ENDS and CHRYSALIS AND REQUIEM, and editor of DEVOUT: AN ANTHOLOGY OF ANGELS. Their work often engages with identity, justice, faith, and the unknown. They have a BComm in Public Relations.

Tori is an avid lover of books, as is evident by the 120+ books on her to be read ‘shelf’, and a fantasy author. She has been a Municipal Liaison for the Sydney Region of National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo for five years, and brings experience wrangling book lovers and managing online platforms to the team. Her debut novel, THE SHARP EDGE OF FATE, released in 2023 and its sequel will release in 2024. She writes fantasy with strong characters and stronger friendships set in an industrial world full of magic, demons and knife-fights.