Barbara Hannay (Author)
A former English teacher, Barbara Hannay is a city-bred girl with a yen for country life. Many of her forty-plus books are set in rural and outback Australia and have been enjoyed by readers around the world. She has won the RITA, awarded by Romance Writers of America, and has twice won the Romantic Book of the Year award in Australia. In her own version of life imitating art, Barbara and her husband currently live on a misty hillside in beautiful Far North Queensland where they keep heritage pigs and chickens and an untidy but productive garden.
Sarah Kennedy (Reader)
Award-winning actress Sarah Kennedy has enjoyed an exciting career in theatre, film and voiceover, working regularly with companies such as the Queensland Theatre Company (now Queensland Theatre), La Boite, Grin &, Tonic Theatre Troupe and Queensland Arts Council, among many others. Feature films include All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane, Jucy and The Last Man on Earth.
Since 2002, Sarah has also established herself as a popular and highly-sought-after voice talent based in Brisbane. Sarah's voice is regularly heard amongst Australian audiences for big branding campaigns - Q Super, The Coffee Club, Suncorp, RACQ, Qld Health, Franklyn Blinds, The Queensland Government, Tangalooma Island Resort, The Federal Government, QM Properties, Regional Australia Bank, Electoral Commission Queensland . and that's just the tip of the iceberg.