Authors
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A.M. Nelson
Author photo and description coming soon.
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Athina Fernwood
Contemporary Romance, Paranormal
Athina Fernwood is an indie author of dark and passionate romance, weaving fantasy, mythology, and paranormal elements into her stories. Her books feature fierce heroines, ruthless lovers, and thrilling adventures. When she’s not writing, she enjoys exploring mythology and connecting with readers.
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B. Nova Kardinalis
Urban Fantasy, Dark Fantasy
B. Nova Kardinalis is an urban dark fantasy writer who balances darkly magical storytelling with a handful of day jobs and a healthy dose of iced vanilla lattes – yes, even in winter. Nova shares her creative world (and naps) with Kasper, her feline companion.
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Brittany Carson
Romantic Comedy, Sports Romance
Brittany Carson is a 20 something Melbourne based author, who is here to bring the sweet and spicy to funny and fluffy stories.
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Chloe O'Connor / C. Renee
Fantasy, Romance, Psychological Thrillers
A lifelong book lover, Chloe O’Connor’s journey began with the classic fairy tales of childhood and grew into a passion for the rich worlds of fantasy. From dragons to elemental-wielding Fae – with a little added spice – her stories promise a magical escape you won’t want to leave.
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Cassandra B. Andreucci
Paranormal Romance, Dark Romance (🌶️)
Cassandra is a Melbourne native and resident chaos demon with one of those last names most people can't pronounce (it's Andre-oochi). She is a multi-genre author who likes to keep people on their toes with a new hair colour every other month and spicy, chaotic romances that will take you on a journey.
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Demi Clorissa
Dark Romantasy
Demi Clorissa is a dark romantic fantasy author. She crafts heart wrenching adult romantic fantasy, with body diverse main characters, with love, magic, intimacy, heat, and heartbreak. She is a proud Indigenous woman, with connections to the Wiradjuri mob in Central NSW, but calls Meeanjin (Brisbane) home.
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E.J. CAMPBELL
Dark Romance (🌶️)
E.J. Campbell is an Aussie who lives in Melbourne, loves her caffeine and books, and spends most of her time in Romancelandia. She writes dark, irreverent why choose romance; stories filled with red flag harems, all of the heat, and none of the hard choices.
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HANNAH PENFOLD
Fantasy Romance (🌶️)
Hannah Penfold is a Slytherin, Gemini and lover of all things fantasy and romance. She enjoys writing mythical lands you can escape to, badass woman who are strong and relatable, and men who she’d no doubt want as a real life boyfriend. You can expect adventure, magic and spice in her stories!
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JADE MAY
Contemporary Romance (🌶️)
Jade May grew up by the beach in Australia with her nose buried in books, swept up in stories of fearless adventures and supernatural fantasies. She now crafts spicy contemporary romance for readers to escape in.
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Jenna Lee
Author photo and description coming soon.
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Khloe Wren
Author photo and description coming soon.
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LAURA CATHERINE
Cozy Fantasy, YA Fantasy
Laura Catherine is an indie fantasy author, specialising in cozy fantasy and YA fantasy with queer representation. They are a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community, an ADHD disaster, and hail from Melbourne, Australia.
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Layla Pine
Author photo and description coming soon.
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LEISL LEIGHTON
Urban Fantasy - Romantasy (🌶️)
Leisl is a tall red-head who writes award winning paranormal, urban fantasy and romantic suspense novels while drinking copious amounts of tea and fighting for leg space with her Belgium Shepherd.
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LEX LOGAN
Monster, Fantasy, Romance (🌶️)
Lex Logan is your typical eldest daughter with anxiety and raging ADHD. When she's not sowing chaos into the world she's writing multiple stories and working in her online bookstore, Tales & Tomes.
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MADDIE JENSEN
Fantasy (🌶️)
Maddie is an Australian author who has been reading and writing from a very young age. She is particularly invested in complex characters, healthy relationships, and well-written female protagonists. She’s the oldest of three siblings and the owner of two very cute bunnies called Kenobi and Kylo.
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MG HUNT
Fantasy, Young Adult, New Adult
MG Hunt is a fantasy author, based in Melbourne, Australia. Her debut novel Still Waters Run Deep is a tale of elemental magic and mystery, drawing readers into a richly imagined universe filled with vivid characters and captivating adventures. In her personal life, MG Hunt is a graphic designer and illustrator.
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MILA YOUNG
Paranormal Romance(🌶️)
Bestselling Author Mila Young tackles everything with the zeal and bravado of the fairytale heroes she grew up reading about. By day she rocks a keyboard as a marketing extraordinaire. At night she battles with her mighty pen-sword, creating Fairytale retellings, and sexy ever after tales.
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Myles Alan
Author photo and description coming soon.
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NICOLA MARSH
Contemporary Romance, Psychological Thrillers, Fantasy
USA TODAY bestselling & multi-award winning author Nicola Marsh has published 86 books and sold millions worldwide. She's been writing full time for 20 years, raising two dashing young heroes, barracking loudly for her beloved North Melbourne Kangaroos footy team, and curling up with good books!
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REBECCA PRATT
Paranormal, Fantasy and Contemporary Romance (🌶️)
Rebecca Pratt is a self published author. She lives in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Coming from a teaching background Rebecca loves delving into stories and sharing them with others. She has loved books her entire life, she began writing short stories in primary school and her love for writing grew from there.
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Rebekah Bertram
Fantasy Romance, Contemporary Romance
Rebekah is an avid reader and has always enjoyed writing stories and published her first book in 2024. From Melbourne, she grew up ready fantasy and dystopian novels, before diving into romance’s in her last 20’s. She loves to combine real world issues mixed into her fiction worlds
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R. MOODY
Dark Romantic Fantasy (🌶️)
Debut indie author R. Moody has an interest in all things fantasy and worlds that don't exist. She hopes you like kicking your feet and giggling with slow burns, fanning yourself from the spicy heat, crying from devastation one moment and joy the next, and immersing yourself in new and exciting worlds.
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Serene Conneeley
Author photo and description coming soon.
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SHAYLA MORGANSEN
Urban Fantasy Horror
Shayla is an author, teacher and PhD student from Brisbane who writes about complicated competent people balancing supernatural drama with careers. Her latest book, Mythos Unbound, was inspired by her academic research into the X-Files fandom and is the kind of darkly funny most people don't expect under the bubbly Year 1 teacher exterior.
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S.K. MAY
Romantasy (🌶️)
S.K May enjoys creating worlds for people to escape into. When she is not writing she is working and spending time with her young family.
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ZOE JAE
Fantasy, YA, Mythology Retelling
Zoe Jae was born in Sydney Australia, where her 9 to 5 is working as an office manager at an environmental consultancy. Working on projects and writing articles on the waste industry. Zoe grew up with a love of ancient mythology that has deeply inspired her writing.
Attending Vendors
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Ashley Nobes Art
Digital Bookish Artist
Ashley Nobes Art is a professional digital illustrator based in Melbourne. She offers commercial or personal commissions, including book cover art, promotional art, character art, and concept art. She also sells officially licensed character art, bookmarks, and general bookish merch.
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A Touch of Magic Designs
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Dragonwood Designs
Customised and Personalised Wood Creations
Dragonwood Designs crafts wood creations and engraved items, focusing on fantasy, D&D and pop-culture themes. All designed and made at home, our items include woodmarks, dice towers, coasters, sketchbooks, and much more! Custom creations tailored for you are available to order.
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Panther & Pearl Designs
Custom Signs and Bookish Accessories
Panther & Pearl Designs focuses on creating unique laser cut gifts and decorations for all occasions. including custom social media signs, bookmarks, bookshelf signs, bookish themed stickers, and drinkware.
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Serif & Somnia
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Miss T Creations
Bookish Jewellery, Apparel, and Homeware
Miss T Creations Australia is a bookish boutique that brings the magic of stories to life through thoughtfully designed products for passionate readers. Our collection includes cosy apparel, book-inspired jewellery, art prints, bookmarks, stickers, accessories, and home decor, all inspired by beloved characters and fictional worlds. There's something enchanting waiting for every book lover.
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Third Circle Bakery
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TitlePieces
Bookish Accessories
TitlePieces creates your favourite bookish accessories and beautiful, high quality gifts for readers. Based in Melbourne, Australia, TitlePieces continues to flourish and add practical pieces for readers to add to their collection.
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The Enamel Library
Bookish Enamel Pins and Merch
The Enamel Library, based on the Gold Coast, creates literary inspired enamel pins and merchandise. They release monthly new items including collections Officially Licensed with Sarah J Maas and Rebecca Yarros, and are a trove of bookish shiny treasures and accessories.
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Lit Lines
Bookish Apparel
At Lit Lines, we bring the magic of books off the page and into your everyday life! Our shop is a treasure trove of bookish merchandise designed to delight bookworms, bibliophiles, and anyone enchanted by the written word. From cozy, literary-inspired apparel and tote bags to collectible bookmarks, mugs, and home decor, every item is crafted to celebrate the joy of reading.