writing resources
write4kids A site full of good advice, helpful tips and friendly people. The Bulletin Board is an excellent place to hang out and learn more about writing for children.

dictionary.com It's like ... like this dictionary...

The Children's Book Council of Australia Hard-working and important organisation that promotes kid-lit in this country.

other writers
steven herrick Award-winning writer of verse novels.

susanne gervay A good friend and a wonderful writer.

jeni mawter Another good friend.

chris cheng The website of the irrepressible Christopher Cheng.

dc green Writer of very funny books for kids.

family and friends
roblog My brother Rob's website. It's a travel blog and also has links to his very impressive photos.

ambitus My friend Shannon's view of... well, pretty much anything. There are some great essays on this site.

edphilos My father's site, focusing primarily on education.

lachlan roy My nephew's site.

publishers and agents
university of queensland press My publishers, and a bunch of good, honest, hard-working people.

lateral learning The speaking agency that represents me everywhere except in queensland

show and tell promotions (queensland) The speaking agency that looks after me in queensland

the australian society of authors Not really an agancy, more like a group of people who look out for the rights of authors.

cool and interesting stuff
cricinfo I love cricket, and this huge site is the place for stats, results and articles.

arts and letters daily A site which busies itself collecting the best essays and articles from papers and journals all over the world.

salon One of the best ezines going around

internet movie database (imdb) Everything you ever wanted to know about movies, actors, TV shows etc

makepovertyhistory.org Nothing else needs to be said abotu this one.

visitbritain.org The site on which my brother Rob plies his trade.