Leanne is an author/illustrator with eight published books including the William the Wild series, focusing on nature play and our amazing natural heritage of wildlife and wild spaces. Having lived in the remote north and the beautiful southern, Leanne's passion for our shared wilderness is without boundaries.

Gabriel is a picture book author and illustrator. Gabriel's books have been published in fifteen countries, shortlisted in several national awards including the CBCA Picture book of the Year, read on ABC’s Play School and reviewed in the New York Times.

Amber Sparks, 35, is a passionate storyteller based in the Donnybrook area. A devoted mum of two and a familiar face at a local primary school where she works, Amber brings warmth, imagination, and heart to everything she does. When she’s not writing or reading, you’ll find her performing with Afterglow — a dynamic male-female, duet. The Brave Young Witch is Amber’s heartfelt debut, inspired by her love of magic, nature, and empowering young minds through story and rhyme.

Dave Fawcett, Donnybrook local musician is our Pied Piper again this year. Due is a regular favourite at Telling Tales and Medieval Carnivale. Find him wandering the streets playing his pipe.
" The Piper, what a fellow ! He's spied in red and yellow, round market stalls and village halls of Donnybrook-Balingup Shire. In Tinker's Alley and Cauldron Born, there's tunes and songs in ancient tongues. At Medieval Carnivale or Solstice fire, his Euro-Celtic sounds will lift you higher! "

Eunice Hicks is a mother and a music teacher, passionate about nurturing a connection with the natural world around us. Animal songs written for her own children, growing up in the Northern Territory, were followed by songs written for her students in WA. When she learned that the numbat, (the state fauna emblem of WA), was critically endangered, she wrote a song in its honour. This song became the name of her recently published children’s song book, “Numbat Child”, which hopes to raise awareness and love for our precious native wildlife. Eunice has 25 years’ teaching experience around Australia and holds a Bachelor of Music Performance from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. She has performed with the Darwin Symphony Orchestra for a decade and is now a Music Specialist at a Montessori School in Perth.

Andy was born in Hong Hong and lived on the edge of a jungle for the first 9 years of her life. If she wasn’t lost in a book, she was on the tarzan swing, playing dress-ups with neighbourhood friends, hiding from snakes on the trampoline or swimming.
When her family moved to a hobby farm in Australia, she was confused by the sudden lack of people and became friends with the animals. Since that young age, animals have been a massive part of her life, providing huge inspiration for her stories. Andy writes for the sensitive dreamers and the ones who need a little help figuring out their special place in the world. Her writing focuses on themes of connection, identity and belonging while nourishing an appreciation of the natural world and a deep love of animals. Her debut picture book, The Troublesome Twenty, is illustrated by Meg Hewick and published by Wild Eyed Press.