Tasmanian Indie Authors

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.

Georgina Makalani

Genre: Fantasy and Science Fiction

You can find Georgina online here:

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:

Tara Marlow

Genre: Women’s Fiction and Suspense/Thriller

You can find Tara online here:

W.R.Gingell

Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction

You can find Wendee online here:

RJ Amos

Genre: Feel good fiction 🙂 Mystery, romantic suspense and science fiction

You can find Ruth online here:

Simone Yemm

Genre: Memoir

You can find Simone online here:

Tansy Rayner Roberts /
Livia Day

Genre: Fantasy (Tansy) and Cozy Mystery (Livia)

You can find Tansy online here:

Rick Allen

Genre: Action Adventure-Fiction

You can find Rick online here:

Chrissy Garwood

Genre: Christian Speculative Fiction, Romantic Suspense, and Fantasy

You can find Chrissy online here:

Eliza Renton

Genre: Romantic Suspense/Protector Romance 

You can find Eliza online here:

Fiona Lohrbaecher

Genre: Short Fiction, Children’s, Humour, Poetry, Home Education, Plays

You can find Fiona online here:

Neil Gardner

GenreHumour and Fantasy

You can find Neil online here:

Stevie Davenport

Genre: Fiction and non-fiction

You can find Stevie online here:

Dorothy Topfer

Genre: Contemporary commercial fiction

Jon Wells

Genre: Thriller

You can find Jon online here:

Website: www.jonpwells.com

Facebook: /JonPWellsAuthor/

Carrie Riseley

Genre: Travel

You can find Carrie online here:

Website: Carriestravelbooks

Facebook: /carriestravelbooks

Instagram: /carriestravelbooks

Pinterest: /carriestravelbooks

Twitter: /CazTravelBooks

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

Julie Breathnach-Banwait

Genre: Poetry

You can find Julie online here:

Website: www.bobtailbooks.com.au

Facebook: /siobhan.naspag

Simon Grove

Genre: Non-fiction, Tasmanian nature-writing

You can find Simon online here:

Website: southernseasons.com.au

Facebook: /simongrove.author/

Clare Kae

Genre: Fantasy

You can find Clare online here:

Amazon: Daughter of Dreams

Instagram: /clarekae

Suzanne King

Genre: Eco Fiction

You can find Suzanne online here:

Amazon: Spirits over time and oceans

Website: https://suzykwriterhealer.com

Carolyn Winchcombe

Genre: Picture book

You can find Carolyn online here:

Website: www.wayofthewords.com.au

Facebook: www.facebook.com/wayofthewords/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/way.of.the.words/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@WayoftheWords

Peter Diggins

Genre: Fantasy

You can find Peter online here:

Website: www.syrane.com/

Facebook: /outsidernovel/

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/

Christina Baehr

Genre: Gaslamp Fantasy

You can find Chrstina online here:

Website: http://christinabaehr.com

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

Margaret Sonnemann

Genre: Non-fiction

You can find Margaret online here:

Website: aurorachasersbook.com

Facebook: /aurorachasers

Peter S Manchester

Genre: Non-fiction

You can find Peter’s book at Fullers

Heather Ewings

Genre: Speculative Fiction

You can find Heather online here:

Website: http://www.heatherewings.com.au

Twitter: /heather_ewings1


A.D. Broadby

Genre: Romantic Fantasy

You can find Alison online here:

Stephen Brown (SJ Brown)

Genre: Crime Fiction

You can find Stephen online here:

Suzy Cooper

Genre: Non-fiction

You can find Suzy online here:

Kerry Coleman

Genre: Parenting and Families

You can find Kerry online here:

Jillian Brady

Genre: General fiction, historical fiction, narrative non-fiction – I am exploring it all. 

You can find Jillian online here:

N E Absolom

Genre: Fantasy adventure

You can find Narelle online here:

Website:  www.neabsolom.com
Facebook: /neabsolom
Instagram: /neabsolom
TikTok: neabsolom
Twitter: @neabsolom

Teresa Beck-Swindale

Genre: Non-fiction: Travel/music/philosophy

You can find Teresa online here:

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:

Ann Williams-Fitzgerald

Genre: Non-Fiction, New Age

You can find Ann online here:

Sarah Prince

Genre: Children’s literature

You can find Sarah online here:

Ruairi Murphy

Genre: Short Fiction

You can find Ruairi online here:

Ingrid Ramsdale

Genre: Historical Fiction

You can find Ingrid online here:

Colin Baldwin

Genre: Historical Fiction

You can find Colin online here:

Peter d’Plesse

Genre: Thriller, Action / Adventure

You can find Peter online here:

Jennifer Cullen

Genre: Children’s ecological

You can find Jennifer online here:

Gemma Chilton

Genre: Mystery

You can find Gemma online here:

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:

Emma J Mathews

Genre: Memoir, Self-help

You can find Emma online here:

Melinda Maddock

Genre: Non-fiction  

You can find Melinda online here:

David Weeby

Genre: Children’s Fiction  

You can find David online here:

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:

Joshua Santospirito

Genre: Non-fiction Graphic novels

You can find Joshua online here:

Website: joshuasantospirito.com

Instagram: /jshsantospirito

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:

Website: https://bookreality.com/project/glacier/

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

Adele Vincent

Genre: Children’s books

You can find Adele online here:

Website: www.moveyogatherapy.com

Facebook: /moveyogatherapy/

Facebook: /adelejvincent

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

John Livermore

Genre: Memoir

You can find John online here:

Website: http://www.johnlivermore.com/

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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