Justin D’Ath is the author of 50+ books for children and young adults, including the best-selling Extremes Adventures (published in 9 countries and adapted for TV) and the very popular Mission Fox series.
Published on the 10th anniversary of Black Saturday, Justin’s latest novel for children, 47 Degrees, draws on his own experience of losing his house in the worst bushfires in Australia’s recorded history. ‘An action-adventure that rings of truth, 47 Degrees is also a story about courage, empathy, the importance of family and communities, and how the worst times can bring out the best in people. 5 Stars.’ Books + Publishing.
Always a story-teller, Justin’s message is: “Enjoy reading. I want children to become lost in my books; to experience the magic of the written word; to see that reading is not a chore, it’s one of the most exciting, imaginative and enjoyable things they can do.”
Testimonials
Justin was one of the absolutely superlative presenters at our literature carnival this year. As a group, they expanded the students munitions of creativity and were very well received by all staff. Their presentations were highly engaging as they were diverse. Students had a full immersion into the world of the writer, storyteller and illustrator. I personally wish to express my gratitude to their unbounding energy and galvanising a week of learning and fun into the minds of our students and teachers.
Belmont State School - August 2018Justin was a very engaging speaker. He shared some useful information about his journey as a writer and helpful writing tips.
Fraser Coast Libraries - July 2018We really enjoyed Justin's presentation. He was excellent. He hit the right note with the younger boys, we all enjoyed his stories and we loved the fact that he was open to taking questions from the students. His books have flown off the library shelves, a testament both as a presenter and writer. He clearly hit the mark with his audience. We are happy to recommend Justin to future clients.
St Joseph's College (Terrace) - August, 2017Justin engaged our students by sharing his stories and the writing process. He was entertaining and has generated interest in reading and writing. Thank you, Justin, for a very successful visit.
Genesis Christian College - August, 2017The kids eat up Justin's books. He also has rewritten his presentation twice at my request, which was fabulous.
Grand Avenue State School, June, 2015.
47 Degrees
Three
Crocodile Attack
Hunters and Warriors
Shadow Master
Shark Bait
Dinosaur Dreaming
Pool
Mission Fox; Snake Escape
Mission Fox; Zebra Rampage
The Last Elephant
Secret Superhero
The Singing Ape
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Bundaberg | Sunshine Coast | 12 Jun - 12 Jun 2026 |
What people are saying
Giuseppe was brilliant! He got the students involved and really gave them a good idea of the story writing process.
‘Jenni came to the Waikiki Storytelling Conference here. I plugged her into the Summer Fun program, and I distinctly recall Manoa's new gym (huge space with horrible acoustics) where 200 sweaty elementary school kids fell under her spell, completely hushed, caught in the web of story on her voice. It repeated in several small and medium sized tellings in that conference, and again this past tour, when we stayed at her house, went on her 'walking tour', and to several gigs. She just charms them. [...]
Katherine was an entertaining speaker and our students enjoyed her presentation and workshop. I would recommend her and Speakers Ink, as both were professional, friendly, and excellent for our school.
Kristin was highly engaging with this age group while at the same time encouraging students to tell their own stories. I would definitely recommend her to other schools.
James Roy is a fabulous story teller. He had our year 7 & 8's enthralled. Staff and students enjoyed the day and we would welcome James back any time.
Angela engaged the students with her presentation. They benefited from both her story-writing guidance and her advice about illustration.
We had Shane McCarthy in the Senior School and he was terrific! Shane worked with Years 7-10 English classes and thoroughly engaged the students. He also struck up many informal and enthusiastic conversations with both staff and students between classes. The English faculty were very impressed with the way in which Shane interacted with the students and got them thinking about their writing and viewing.
We all thought the session was brilliant and as you could see the children were thoroughly engaged.
Victoria was great with our students. She worked with them to build their ideas and to express themselves creatively. The students thoroughly enjoyed her presentation and she was very generous with her time when they had a lot of questions.
Jess was fantastic and will be highly recommended to others. After speaking to my staff, they all commented and stated that she was able to address the students at their levels. Her use of videos in the presentation made it more interesting and personal.
I was impressed with your attention to detail, efficiency and preparedness to help us out at short notice.
Our Prep students loved Serena. She read one of her books and conducted a drawing workshop. The students really enjoyed learning new techniques about how to draw characters with expression. Every one of them walked away afterwards with a smile on their face and some wonderful drawings. Serena has a lovely bubbly personality and was thoroughly entertaining and engaging.
Susy Boyer did an interactive chalk pastel workshop with our class 1 and 2 children. I had been to a workshop with Susy in previous years at another school and thought of her instantly when organizing a drawing workshop with young children. Susy is very professional and teaches the children with a calm and patient manner. She was well received by teachers and children, who all got more than they were expecting from the workshop and I would be happy to use Susy’s services again.
The feedback has been great - so positive about the interactive nature of your presentation. You definitely won the staff over - they were full of praise about the way you approached the session and the kids loved the information about other authors, character development and being so interactive!