MY OTHER HATS
I am available for book signings and author talks about my books, the animals, and saving the forests, or for writing workshops for adults or children. My sessions are interactive, educational, and engaging. Go to the School and library  page to see more.

A full list of the workshops are on the workshop page. 

​​​For bookings, contact me directly or go to Creative Net Speakers Agency. https://creativenetspeakers.com/?s=Elaine+Ouston​

I not only love writing books, I love helping other authors achieve their dream of becoming a published author,  and inspiring and teaching children to write and draw through Gondor Writers' Centre www.gondorwriterscentre.com

In my ‘spare time’, for Australian Literary Festivals and Book Fairs and in collaboration with Creative Net Speaker’s Agency, I organise school and library literary festivals with many of Australia’s popular authors as presenters. If you are interested in hosting a festival at your school or library, contact me at elaine@austlitfest.com for full details or go to the website to find out more. http://austlitfest.com

Here's a bit of educational fun for the kids.

This is the reading of Dippy The Dancing Diprotodon by Lauren and Anthony of Story Surprise. 
This is the same people signing a song they wrote about the Megafauna and doing a craft project. 

The launch of Barben's Magic Quest. 

Welcome! 

Thank you for dropping by. I’m Elaine Ouston. I have many published books. They include four chapter books: Lost in a Strange Land, the first book in the Bush Tails series, The Bunyip in the Billabong and the second book in the series that has two short stories,  A Close Call and Jake to the Rescue.
​The latest chapter book, Fearless Friends - Graffiti Fighters has the theme of respecting other people's property. 

A picture book called The Lost Shoes is available for both girls and boys, with different illustrations for each.

Two books in the middle grade fantasy series, The Mystery of Nida Valley that contain Australian megafauna have been released and I am working on the third. I am passionate about teaching children about the little-known megafauna of Australia. The non-fiction book, Meet The Megafauna is now available. Dippy the Dancing Diprotodon is the first book in a series of picture books that will feature two of the animals interacting as they would have in the wild. This one features the marsupial lion and the diprotodon. 
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The first book in my new series, Barben's Magic Quest, has a theme of saving the forests of the world. More books in this series will follow. Check out the trailer video below and watch the lovely Aleesah Darlison launch the book at Coolum Library.  And the reading of Dippy The Dancing Diprotodon by Lauren and Anthony of Story Surprise. 

BUY A SIGNED COPY: By buying from this website, you can get a signed copy of my books. Make sure you put the child's name in the information on the PayPal form.  

WHOLESALE ORDERS: My books, the backpacks and pencil cases are available wholesale directly from this website on our Wholesale Orders Page  or from Morris Publishing Australia. Select the cover in the slide show below, or go to the Store Page to obtain more information on the titles and purchase a copy. 

EXCITING NEW BOOK FOR EARLY READERS:

THEME: With a theme of 'do unto others what you would have done to you', this book teaches the importance of respecting other people's property.

SYNOPSIS:
When Evie discovered someone had sprayed graffiti on her neighbour’s fence her blood boiled from anger and she vowed to find out who it was. And then he made it personal and she became furious. 

With help from her cousin Willem, and a special pen from her neighbour, she set out to catch the culprit. But she could never have imagined the danger they would face when they found him and the things she would discover along the way – things like magic, ghosts and witchcraft. ​

CHECK OUT THESE EXCITING NEW PRODUCTS. 

The perfect backpack for your child for school. Each bag comes with a card telling them about the animal. More details here: Backpacks and pencil cases.