Lady Bird and the Fox

Kim Kelly is the author of eleven novels, including the acclaimed Wild Chicory and the bestselling The Blue Mile. With distinctive warmth and lyrical charm, her stories explore Australia, its history, politics and people. Her work has gained shortlistings in The Hope Prize and Australia’s premier short novel award, Viva la Novella. A long-time book editor and sometime reviewer, Kim is a dedicated narrative addict and lover of true love. In fact, she takes love so seriously she once donated a kidney to her husband to prove it, and also to save his life. Originally from Sydney, today Kim lives in central New South Wales, on Wiradjuri country, with her husband, two cats and some chickens, and occasionally the kids when they come home to graze.

Tamala Shelton is an Australian actress. Having made her professional debut in the ABC comedy Upper Middle Bogan, Tamala went on to play a main cast role in Nowhere Boys for ABC3. Tamala is also well known for playing the roles of Petra in the US drama series Reef Break and Alinta in the critically acclaimed series Cleverman. When not acting Tamala is an avid reader and writer.

A graduate of the Victorian College of Arts Acting Program, Mark’s roles are many and varied. He was awarded both the Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor and the Best Supporting Actor award for his roles in Birdland with the Melbourne Theatre Company and King Lear with the Sydney Theatre Company. His feature film credits include The Dressmaker and Van Diemen’s Land, and his television credits include Cleverman, Rush and Pine Gap. In 2017, Mark was a recipient of the hugely prestigious Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship.