Unborn Beauty Authors and Illustrators
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Eve Adams: Eve is the pseudonym of a great grandmother and recent writer.
Ramon Adams: Ramon studied Spanish at La Trobe University, has worked in libraries and originally wrote his poem in Spanish.
Jude Aquilina: Jude’s poetry has been published internationally and she has published two collections of poetry with Wakefield press.
Belinda Blackburn: Belinda works as a volunteer breastfeeding counsellor with the Australian Breastfeeding Association and recently has a story in Lives touched by Breastfeeding.
Ruth Bonetti: While juggling a family Ruth has birthed ten books in the music, performance arts and public speaking fields.
Anna Burns: Anna is retired teacher and has had her poems and short stories included in a number of publications.
Samantha Cambray: Samantha says has re-found writing, and hopes to use the written word to affect positive social change.
Amelia Carson: Amelia is an artist and published author.
Rosey Chang: Rosey’s published work includes poetry, personal narratives, journalism and academic papers.
Nicholas Clark: When not writing, Nick enjoys woodworking, kayaking, and collecting things; especially the comical sayings of his wife.
Vicky Daddo: In between juggling her part time work and four children, Vicky writes short stories and is desperately trying to find time to complete her first novel.
Dianne M. Dean: Dianne's most recent publication was ‘Sponsorship’ in the 2007 Short and Twisted anthology. She also manages a web-site called the Australian Writers’ Resource.
Sharyn Dickeson: Sharyn has recently managed a four-year writing & community development project, Heartsongs in the key of C, which culminated in the publication and launch of the book about people living with breast cancer in rural areas.
Ingrid Elkner: Ingrid lives in Melbourne and is studying writing.
Kathryn Harrison: Kathryn is a part-time librarian and part-time writer/illustrator.
Ngaire Hart: Ngaire has been writing poems since she was a teenager. She works as a Prep Teacher in Logan City, Queensland.
Jane Heyden: Jane, a special education teacher who specializes in early childhood education has a passion for young children and writing.
Lyn Hurry: Lyn tutors, and writes extensively for young people: skits, poetry, and musicals. The most recent of thirteen volumes are Footlights and Promises.
Fiona Johnston: Fiona has been writing poetry which has been widely published for 15 years. She has produced two books of poetry her newest being: Kindling (2004).
Julie Keelan: Julie is a Melbourne mum who divides her time between caring for three young children, operating a finance broking business and is currently working on a book.
Kylie Ladd: Kylie is a freelance writer, neuropsychologist and mother of two whose work has appeared in newspapers, parenting magazines and websites. Her second book, Naked, will be published in 2008. Her poem ‘Ninemonth’ was first published in First Breath: Poems on Pregnancy, Birth and Motherhood.
Andrew Lansdown:
Andrew is the author of fifteen books and six chapbooks. His most recent books are: Fontanelle (poetry, Five Islands Press); The Dispossessed (short stories, Interactive Press); and With My Knife, Dragonfox and The Red Dragon (3 fantasy novels, Omnibus Books).
Gwenneth Leane: Gwenneth is the author of the Fence is Down and A Very fortunate life.
Suzy Lenne: Suzy's second daughter was stillborn and wrote poetry with her third pregnancy to bond even before she was born.
Rochelle Manners: Rochelle began her working career as a secondary teacher but always loved to write. She has written two children’s books and produced Unborn Beauty. Rochelle believes it is important to conserve and care for all of God's creation.
Gerard Moloney: Gerard works as a team leader, manager and supervisor in the social services field. He is a dad who likes to write poetry.
Sharon Moloney: Sharon is a fertility/childbirth educator, pregnancy/birth counsellor and hypnobirthing practitioner. Sharon has a Masters in women studies (JCU), is a mother of 2 children and a compulsive writer.
Bethany Nunn: Bethany, a single mother of four, has been writing for over 16 years, comprising of various poems and songs and is currently working on a book and CD.
Michelle O’Neill: Michelle currently resides in country Victoria with Joel and their young son Angus.
Esther Ottaway:Esther's book of award-winning poems on pregnancy and motherhood, Blood Universe, has been acclaimed on Radio National and in newspaper reviews around Australia. Read some sample poems online.
Janelle Patch:Janelle is a wife and mother to four young children and who enjoys penning her experiences for others to share.
Anita Patel
Anita is a teacher in Canberra where she lives with her husband and the youngest of her three children. She has had poetry published by Pandanus Press and children’s poetry published by Harper Collins. She won the ACT Writers Centre Poetry Prize in 2004.
Margaret Pearce: Margaret started off life as a copywriter, married and had four children and kept on writing. She writes mainly children's books, teenage novels, some poetry and short stories and shares them with her children and grandchildren.
Graham Preston: Graham loves to draw and as a father of seven also loves children. He found drawing children for Unborn Beauty a pleasure.
Briana Price-Robertson: While Briana was pregnant she drew pictures and wrote letters to her unborn baby, called 'bunny'.
Rhonda Rice: Rhonda began writing as a shy ten year old, after a long illness. She found this a much easier way to express herself. She concentrates on poetry and has had many poems published in anthologies and magazines.
Helen Richards: Helen lives on the South Coast of Western Australia where she and her husband have recently retired. Helen is enjoying time to reflect and write and continues to delight in her two adult sons.
Sarah Rossic: Sarah has spoken publicly about Liam’s story, which included a stint on 96.5 radio station. She also volunteers as a pregnancy support worker helping others who find themselves in a pregnancy related crisis.
Sarah Rowan Dahl: Sarah is a contemporary American-born artist. Receiving a Bachelor of Fine Art, Sarah began her art business and moved to Australia.
Andrea Semeniuk: Andrea Semeniuk has published a collection of work One Siren Or Another by UQP. She has published over 170 pieces individually.
Fee Sievers: Fee is a Melbourne poet and writer. She runs Rebus Press assisting authors with self-publishing. Fee has had four books published, two for children and two for adults.
Sally Spalding: Sally is a poet, writer, journalist and broadcaster. Her poems have been published in literary journals in Australia.
Elizabeth Sproule: Elizabeth is philosopher, spiritual adviser, and chef (among other things) for her three preschool children.
Meryl Brown Tobin: A former teacher, Meryl writes children's and adults' fiction and non-fiction, particularly travel, and makes puzzles for all ages. Find more of her poetry in Walk in the Forest.
Simone Turner: Simone is interested in photography, dance, music and journalism.
Debra Vinecombe: Debra is the author of White Bread, A Slice of the 1950s and 1960s and Menopause: Women Tell Their Stories.
Holly Vitale: Holly is a writer, artist and counsellor based in Tasmania.
Rhonda Woolnough: Rhonda has had short stories, ‘Wishes and prayers’, and ‘Life goes on’; published in Fly magazine and ‘Somewhere inside a dream’ and ‘Blue eyes too’, featured in Pendulum.
David Woodford: David is a versatile artist who has been painting and drawing all his life. Some of his works are rich, colourful oil paintings, but he has also received acclaim for his sensitive drawings and skilled prints.
Susanne Wright: Susanne co-authored three school textbooks and in 2006 published her memoirs A Ballad by Johannes Brahms describing her childhood in Vienna, wartime experiences.
Marion Young: Marion wrote two biographies, Beyond the Lies with Aannee Brown and Mundingburra – The Inside Story with Frank Tanti. In 2005 she published her autobiography, Tell No Secrets.
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