Lorraine Horsley…

award-winning children’s author, writer, tutor & speaker with a passion for education and literacy.

Lorraine has spent most of her working life in the media. She started out in TV news, worked in print media, spent over a decade as a presenter and producer with ABC Radio and is a freelance writer, ghostwriter and author.

Lorraine gives talks and workshops on a variety of topics and facilitates events with other authors.

Lorraine writes for adults and children and is a long-time member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and is a committee member of the Children’s Book Council of Australia WA Branch.



email: lorraine@lorrainehorsley.com

Winner SLVR Book Awards 2026, Big Feeling and Beyond Category

My Third Parent

written by Lorraine Horsley and illustrated by Megha Vishwanath