I’m an Author Pen Pal, which means I get paired with an Australian school and we get to correspond by snail mail throughout the year.

Inspired by the amazing Book Pen Pals UK, Author Pen Pals is a recent initiative created to connect Australian authors and illustrators with Australian schools, in particular those that rarely have the opportunities to host or meet authors due to a lack of funds or their remote location.

The project is run by dedicated volunteers who want to spread the love of literacy to all schools throughout the entire country! They want to encourage kids to share their stories! And they want to promote our homegrown talent! What’s not to love about that?

You can read more here. While you might have missed the boat for 2025, you should put it in your calendar to sign up for 2026.

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