Liz Ledden is a Sydney-based children’s book author and podcaster. Her picture book Walking Your Human was published in February 2021 by Larrikin House. Previously, she published Tulip and Brutus with Ford Street Publishing in 2019.
Her next picture book, Everyone Wants an Octopus Book, will be published by Bright Light / Hardie Grant in 2024.
Liz has won awards for her unpublished manuscripts from organisations including CYA, Writers’ Unleashed and author Jen Storer’s Scribbles Creative Writing Awards. She holds an MA in Writing and Literature via Deakin University, and is a member of SCBWI, Writing NSW and two critique groups.
Liz also co-hosts kids’ book podcast One More Page with friends, authors and fellow book lovers, Kate Simpson and Nat Amoore. She interviews kids’ book industry professionals, reviews the latest reads and lapses into the occasional laughing fit. The podcast was a finalist in the 2018 Australian Podcast Awards and has had over 50,000 downloads to date.
Liz has lived in Vietnam, Cambodia and Canada, and has a rescue dog named Frankie who acts like a cat. She can typically be found seeking out new cafes or maxing out her library card.
Website: www.lizledden.com
Instagram/Twitter: @liz_ledden
Facebook: @LizLeddenAuthor