Dust and Wonder

Kim Kelly is the author of 12 novels, including bestseller The Blue Mile and the critically acclaimed Wild Chicory. With distinctive warmth and lyrical charm, her stories explore Australia, its history, politics and people. Kelly has been short- and longlisted for various awards, including the ARA Historical Novel Prize, Viva la Novella, The Hope Prize and the Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize. She has also won the Finlay Lloyd 20/40 Prize for both Fiction and Non-Fiction, for her novel Ladies' Rest and Writing Room and her memoir Touched respectively. 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.

Kate Gorman is an experienced actor, producer, writer and director who has worked across stage and screen in Australia and the UK. Her screen acting highlights include Jack Irish, Kath and Kim and Neighbours. Theatre highlights include playing Rita in Educating Rita and Cora in Calendar Girls. As a narrator, she has voiced titles like Dust and Wonder by Kim Kelly, Tania Blanchard's The Paris Prize and Inlet Bridge by S.D. Hinton.