We are a diverse group of talented writers with a wide range of skills and experience as independent authors. We love what we do, and we do it with passion. We are the Tasmanian Indie Author Group.
Authors at the 2025 Tassie Indie Author Book Fair
Georgina Makalani
Genre: Fantasy and Science Fiction
You can find Georgina online here:
- Website: www.theflowofink.com
- Direct store: www.georginamakalaniauthor.com
- Facebook: /georginamakalaniauthor
Mark Mannock
Genre: Thriller
You can find Mark online here:
Website: markmannock.com
Facebook: /markmannockbooks
Danielle K. Girl
Genre: Fantasy – Historical, LGBTQ+ and SciFi
You can find Danielle online here:
- Website: www.daniellekgirl.com
- Facebook: /DKGirlbooks
- Instagram: www.instagram/daniellekgirl
RJ Amos
Genre: Feel good fiction 🙂 Mystery, romantic suspense and science fiction
You can find Ruth online here:
- Website: rjamos.com and ruthamos.com.au
- Facebook: /RJAmosAuthor
- Twitter: @amos_rj
Tansy Rayner Roberts /
Livia Day
Genre: Fantasy (Tansy) and Cozy Mystery (Livia)
You can find Tansy online here:
- Website: www.tansyrr.com
- Instagram: /tansyrr/
- Twitter: @tansyrr
Chrissy Garwood
Genre: Christian Speculative Fiction, Romantic Suspense, and Fantasy
You can find Chrissy online here:
- Website: www.chrissygarwood.com
- Facebook: /chrissygarwoodauthor
Sylvia Wells
Genre: Children’s picture books
You can find Sylvia online here:
- Website: https://www.sylviawellsart.com/
- Instagram: @sylviawells.art
Michael Coad
Genre: Fantasy
You can find Michael online here:
- Website: https://mjcoad.com.au/
- Facebook: /MichaelCoad
- Instagram: /MJCoad
- X: https://x.com/MJCoadWriter
LC Webb
Genre: Urban Fantasy
You can find LC online here:
- Website: https://theknightscornerpublishing.com/
- Facebook: /theknightscornerpublishing
- TikTok: @knightscornerpublishing
Stevie Davenport
Genre: Fiction and non-fiction
You can find Stevie online here:
- Website: https://beachcomberpress.com.au
Adam Muyt
Genre: Sports History
You can find Adam online here:
- Website: https://www.clogball.com/
- Facebook: /AdamMuyt
Dorothy Topfer
Genre: Contemporary commercial fiction
Jon Wells
Genre: Thriller
You can find Jon online here:
Website: www.jonpwells.com
Facebook: /JonPWellsAuthor/
Elle Scott
Genre: Fantasy
You can find Elle online here:
Website: www.ellescottbooks.com
Instagram: /ellescott_author
Merridy Pugh
Genre: Fiction, Children’s, Poetry, Non-fiction
You can find Merridy online here:
Website: guineapigempire.com
Website: merridypugh.com
Lissa Bilyk
Genre: Romantic Fantasy
You can find Alissa online here:
Website: www.lissabilyk.com
Facebook: /lissawrites
SJ Thiessen
Genre: Thriller
You can find Simon online here:
Website: www.sjthiessen.com.au
Facebook: /thesjthiessen/
Instagram: /thesimonthiessen
LinkedIn: /simonthiessen
Joel Rheinberger
Genre: Science Fiction
You can find Joel online here:
Amazon: Joel Rheinberger
Website: www.joelrheinberger.blogspot.com
Facebook: /authorjoelrheinberger
LinkedIn: /simonthiessen
Suzanne King
Genre: Eco Fiction
You can find Suzanne online here:
Amazon: Spirits over time and oceans
Website: https://suzykwriterhealer.com
Christina Baehr
Genre: Gaslamp Fantasy
You can find Christina online here:
Website: http://christinabaehr.com
Instagram: /baehrlyreading
Facebook: /christinabaehrauthor
James McLachlan
Genre: Humorous/Ghost stores
You can find James online here:
Facebook: /james.mclachlan.982
Cary J Lenehan
Genre: Epic Fantasy
You can find Cary online here:
Website: caryjlenehan.com.au
Facebook: /warriorsofvhast
TL Brechin
Genre: Fantasy
You can find Tracy online here:
Website: www.tlbrechin.com
email for more info: fantasy@tlbrechin.com
Margaret Sonnemann
Genre: Non-fiction
You can find Margaret online here:
Website: aurorachasersbook.com
Facebook: /aurorachasers
Elena Timms
Genre: Fantasy and Young Adult fiction
You can find Elena online here:
Facebook: A Silent Field
Instagram: A Silent Field
Kim Pearson
Genre: Women’s Fiction
You can find Kim online here:
Website: kaybeepearson.com.au
Facebook: Harpy Books Australia
Heather Ewings
Genre: Speculative Fiction
You can find Heather online here:
Website: http://www.heatherewings.com.au
Instagram: /heatherewings/
Threads: @heatherewings/
Anne Clark
Genre: Children’s Wilderness Travel
You can find Anne’s book at local Hobart book shops: Fullers, Hobart Bookshop, State Cinema; Mawsons Hut, and Mother Goose store Kingston
Adele Vincent
Genre: Children’s books
You can find Adele online here:
Website: www.moveyogatherapy.com
Facebook: /moveyogatherapy/
Facebook: /adelejvincent
Deborah Ward
Genre: Gardening and Cooking
You can find Deborah online here:
Website: debwardbooks.wixsite.com/home
David Webby
Genre: Children’s Fiction
You can find David online here:
- Website: https://davidwebby.com/
- Facebook: /david.webby.5/
- Instagram: /david_webby_author/
Kim Rigby
Genre: Fantasy
You can find Kim online here:
- Website: https://www.kimrigby.com/
- Facebook: /kimrigbywriter
- Instagram: /kimrigby
Jillian Brady
Genre: General fiction, historical fiction, narrative non-fiction – I am exploring it all.
You can find Jillian online here:
- Website: https://wandermentpublishing.blogspot.com/
- Instagram: /jillian.brady.writer
Tracey Diggins
Genre: Art
You can find Tracey online here:
- Website: https://outsidethebox.org.au/
- Facebook: EarthArtsRights
- Instagram: /EarthArtsRights
Adam Collings
Genre: Science Fiction
You can find Adam online here:
- Website: adamdavidcollings.com
- Facebook: /adamdavidcollings
- Youtube: /adamcollings
- Instagram: /adamdavidcollings
Joshua Santospirito
Genre: Non-fiction Graphic novels
You can find Joshua online here:
Website: joshuasantospirito.com
Instagram: /jshsantospirito
Teresa Beck-Swindale
Genre: Non-fiction: Travel/music/philosophy
You can find Teresa online here:
- Website: teresabeckswindale.com.au/
- Instagram: /teresabeckswindale/
- YouTube: YouTube: /teresa+beck-swindale
Stephen Brown (SJ Brown)
Genre: Crime Fiction
You can find Stephen online here:
- Website: sjbrownauthor.com
- Facebook: /sjbrownauthor
Maranda Graham
Genre: Non-Fiction
You can find Maranda online here:
- Website: www.marandagraham.com
- Facebook: /marandagrahamauthor
Kaye Payne
Genre: Non-Fiction
You can find Kaye online here:
- Website: www.kayepayne.com
- Facebook: /kayepayne
Tasmanian Indie Authors
Carrie Riseley
Genre: Travel
You can find Carrie online here:
Website: Carriestravelbooks
Facebook: /carriestravelbooks
Instagram: /carriestravelbooks
Pinterest: /carriestravelbooks
Twitter: /CazTravelBooks
Julie Breathnach-Banwait
Genre: Poetry
You can find Julie online here:
Website: www.bobtailbooks.com.au
Facebook: /siobhan.naspag
Rick Allen
Genre: Action Adventure-Fiction
You can find Rick online here:
- Website: rickallenbooks
- Facebook: /Rick-Allen-Author
- You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1PtMQQzGTw
Simone Yemm
Genre: Memoir
You can find Simone online here:
- Website: https://simoneyemm.com/
- Facebook: /simoneyemm
- Instagram: /simoneyemm/
Peter Diggins
Genre: Fantasy
You can find Peter online here:
Website: www.syrane.com/
Facebook: /outsidernovel/
W.R.Gingell
Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction
You can find Wendee online here:
- Website: http://wrgingell.com/
- Facebook: /wrgingell
- Instagram: /wrgingell/
- Twitter: @WRGingell
Eliza Renton
Genre: Romantic Suspense/Protector Romance
You can find Eliza online here:
- Website: http://elizarenton.com
- Facebook: /elizarenton
- Goodreads: Eliza_Renton
Clare Kae
Genre: Fantasy
You can find Clare online here:
Amazon: Daughter of Dreams
Instagram: /clarekae
Marjorie Gadd
Genre: Tasmanian Family Saga
You can find Marjorie online here:
Facebook: /steveandmarjoriegadd/
Steve Gadd
Genre: Tasmanian Family Saga
You can find Steve online here:
Facebook: /steveandmarjoriegadd/
Fiona Lohrbaecher
Genre: Short Fiction, Children’s, Humour, Poetry, Home Education, Plays
You can find Fiona online here:
- Website: fionalohrbaecher.weebly.com
- Facebook: /TrifficTales
Peter S Manchester
Genre: Non-fiction
You can find Peter’s book at Fullers
Tara Marlow
Genre: Women’s Fiction and Suspense/Thriller
You can find Tara online here:
- Website: Tara Marlow – Author
- Facebook: /taramarlowauthor
- Instagram: /taramarlow.author/
A.D. Broadby
Genre: Romantic Fantasy
You can find Alison online here:
- Website: adbroadby.com
- Facebook: /adbroadby
- Instagram: /a_d_broadby
- TikTok: @adbroadby
Irene Cowell
Genre: Speculative Fiction
You can find Irene online here:
- Instagram: /rainbowislandseries
Simon Grove
Genre: Non-fiction, Tasmanian nature-writing
You can find Simon online here:
Website: southernseasons.com.au
Facebook: /simongrove.author/
Iryna Bohlscheid
Genre: Children’s Picture Books
You can find Iryna online here:
- Amazon: Iryna’s books
- Facebook: /ualangue
Suzy Cooper
Genre: Non-fiction
You can find Suzy online here:
- Website: www.suzycooper.com.au
- Facebook: /SuzyCooperous
- Instagram: @suzycooperous
Kerry Coleman
Genre: Parenting and Families
You can find Kerry online here:
- Website: www.kerrycoleman.com.au
- Facebook: /kerrycolemanhealthcoach
- Instagram: /kerry.coleman.908/
N E Absolom
Genre: Fantasy adventure
You can find Narelle online here:
Website: www.neabsolom.com
Facebook: /neabsolom
Instagram: /neabsolom
TikTok: neabsolom
Twitter: @neabsolom
Steve Dillon
Genre: Dark Fiction (Supernatural horror, psychological thrillers, dark surrealism, and so on!) I find comfort working in the dark, it makes the real world a little brighter!
You can find Steve online here:
- Website: www.ThingsInTheWell.com
- Facebook: /ThingsInTheWell
- Twitter: @WellThings
Ann Williams-Fitzgerald
Genre: Non-Fiction, New Age
You can find Ann online here:
- Website: www.anniefitz.com.au
- Facebook: /ann.williamsfitzgerald
Sarah Prince
Genre: Children’s literature
You can find Sarah online here:
- Website: sarahprince.com.au
Ingrid Ramsdale
Genre: Historical Fiction
You can find Ingrid online here:
- Website: www.ingridramsdale.com
- Facebook: /ingridramsdaleauthor
- Instagram: /ingridramsdaleauthor
Peter d’Plesse
Genre: Thriller, Action / Adventure
You can find Peter online here:
- Website: www.peterdplesse.com
Gemma Chilton
Genre: Mystery
You can find Gemma online here:
- Website: gemmachilton.com
- Twitter: @gemchilton1
- Instagram: /gemmachiltonauthor
John Tully
Genre: Crime fiction, general fiction, historical non-fiction
You can find John online here:
Demelza
Genre: Historic Fiction and Poetry
You can find Demelza online here:
- Website: https://melzapoet.wixsite.com/demelza
- Facebook: /demelzastories/
Emma J Mathews
Genre: Memoir, Self-help
You can find Emma online here:
- Website: www.stopgivingstartliving.com
- Facebook: /ejmathews/
- Instagram: /stopgivingstartliving/ and /emathewsauthor
- Twitter: @EMDewDrops
Melinda Maddock
Genre: Non-fiction
You can find Melinda online here:
- Website: www.melindamaddock.com
- Twitter: @postmaterialgrl
Allan Jamieson
Genre: Non-fiction (mainly) plus Fiction
You can find Allan online here:
Rebecca Lyons
Genre: Non-Fiction
You can find Bec online here:
- Website: https://yountaboo.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moonchild7901
Anna Schmidt
Genre: Spiritual and paranormal
You can find Anna online here:
Website: www.spiritualbe-ing.com.au/
Facebook: /annaschmidtpsychic
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa_ZzaJr6XAJ4R74_23_yVg
Peter Shearing
Genre: Historical Fiction
You can find Peter online here:
Neil Spark
Genre: Thriller
You can find Neil online here:
Website: neilspark.com
Twitter: /neilaaspark
Waldo Bayley and Jan Gaebler McKay
Genre: Children’s books
You can find Teresa online here:
Website: poemsforkidscom.wordpress.com
Facebook: /waldoswildthings
Chris Stafferton
Genre: Cookbooks
You can find Chris online here:
Website: www.breadarchitect.com
Facebook: /breadarchitect
Instagram: /breadarchitect
Janice Sutton
Genre: Cookbooks
You can find Janice online here:
Website: www.janicesutton.com
Facebook: /feastwithjanicesutton
Instagram: /feastwithjanicesutton
Naomi Purdy
Genre: Children’s Fiction
You can find Naomi online here:
Website: www.floribunda-publishing.com.au
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com.au/floribundapublishing/
Margaret Kirk
Genre: Children’s Fiction
You can find Margie online here:
Publisher: https://shop.fortysouth.com.au
Vianne Brain
Genre: Children’s Fiction
You can find Vianne online here:
Publisher: https://shop.fortysouth.com.au
Barbara Knight (posthumous)
Genre: Tasmanian Fiction & Cooking
You can find Barbara’s books here:
Bookshop: https://shop.fullersbookshop.com.au/
Anthony E Thorogood
Genre: Action Adventure
You can find Anthony online here:
Website: https://bookreality.com/project/glacier/
Facebook: /anthonye.thorogood
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