Cupcake Catastrophe

Yvette Poshoglian is the bestselling author of more than 70 books for children and young readers. She writes the wildly popular Ella and Olivia series, Ella’s World, and the Puppy Club series. She has written for older readers too, including Dear Greta and Escape from Cockatoo Island. Poshoglian writes on Tyerrernotepanner Country in Lutruwita/Tasmania and acknowledges the lands on which she creates.

Alanah Parkin is a Melbourne-based voice artist, actor, singer, improviser, and character comedian. Their voice can be heard across animation, video games, and podcast series. Alanah has performed children’s theatre with Playhouse Pantomimes for the past ten years, and improv comedy with The Improv Conspiracy and The Big HOO-HAA! for the past three. Their debut solo character show ‘Garage Sale’ premiered at the 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival to critical acclaim, and was nominated for Best Comedy at the 2025 Melbourne Fringe Festival.