Our Team
Meet the team #LoveOzYA Team
Committee
Kate Eltham – Chair
Kate has been reading Australian YA since she fell in love with the books of Ivan Southall and Gary Crew at age 11. Kate’s previous roles have included CEO of Queensland Writers Centre, Manager of Reading and Writing at the State Library of Queensland and Festival Director of Brisbane Writers Festival, where she established LoveYA!, a free all-day celebration of YA fiction. She is currently Business Development Manager for the Creative Industries Faculty at QUT.
Twitter: @kate_eltham
Ceinwen Jones – Secretary
Ceinwen Jones is a Librarian and committed YA reader. As a former Young Adult who survived mainly due to Isobelle Carmody, Robin Klein, Simon French and Victor Kelleher, she understands the power and promise of Australian young adult literature and hopes to support the next generation in discovering and loving Australian books and authors too.
Jared Thomas
Dr Jared Thomas is a Nukunu person of the Southern Flinders Ranges and the Research Fellow Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Material Culture and Art at the South Australian Museum and the University of South Australia. He is a playwright, museum curator, and author of several children’s books, including the YA novels My Spare Heart and Songs That Sound Like Blood.
Instagram: @jaredthomas6
Elizabeth Little
Elizabeth doesn’t remember a time when she wasn’t reading. With a childhood particularly influenced by the YA writing of Tim Winton and Emily Rodda, her passion for literacy carried her into a career as an English teacher. In recent years Elizabeth has finished a PhD in Young Adult Literature, and now works as a Lecturer at Deakin University. You’ll most likely find her in a local café reading the latest YA fantasy novel to hit the shelves in the library.
Nicola Bryant
Nicola is an editor, teacher, creative producer and illustrator based in Ngár-go (Fitzroy) on Wurundjeri Country. With a unique combination of experience working in local government, education and the arts, she works across all kinds of creative projects – from exhibition production to copyediting prose.
Website: www.goodnic.com.au
Alice Boer-Endacott – Columnist
Under the name A B Endacott, Alice is the author of several YA fantasy books. Under the name Alice, she is a teacher and researcher; she is currently completing her PhD investigating how the books people read inform their sense of identity.
Alice behind our monthly industry-focused column, Ask Alice.