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

REVIEW: Impeccable from the first page, Restoring Destiny is a deftly written, high fantasy, adventure novel. The characters are strong, fierce, and relatable and the story is packed with action and surprises. Get set for a remarkable ride!
Aleesah Darlison, award-winning author
 Select the cover to learn more.

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 a Master of Letters in Creative Writing and teach writing to adults and children. I also edit for other writers. I have many published books.

They include 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.
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Three books in the Fearless Friends series: Graffiti Fighters, Ghost Hunters and Justice Warriors are now available.

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 middle grade 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 credit card payment 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. 

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

​What better gift for Christmas than books that will encourage your child to read and that your child will treasure...

The kids will love this exciting series as they follow Evie and her Fearless Friends while they investigate the Graffiti Bandit who is defacing things Evie loves, solve the mystery of the ghost who is haunting the historic manor that her mother’s family once owned, and prove the innocence of her friend, Ruben’s, father.
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But they could never have imagined the danger they would face and the things she would discover along the way – things like magic, ghosts, and witchcraft – and information that will change her life. 

Just $30 with FREE postage

Fearless Friends 3 books set

$30.00

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NEW BOOK FOR EARLY READERS: THE THIRD BOOK IN THE EXCITING FEARLESS FRIENDS SERIES, JUSTICE WARRIORS IS NOW AVAILABLE. 

Select the cover to go to the book's page and learn more and read a review.
Fearless friends - Justice Warriors:
After catching the graffiti bandit, Evie vows to help his brother, Ruben solve the mystery of the disappearance of the only person who can prove his father is innocent. 
Then, while trying to find out more about the magic pen that helped her, she discovers a family secret. Looking for more information, she sets out to find the ghost who is haunting the old family mansion and keeping her art teacher, Mrs Flowers, awake.
What she finds there will change her life forever. 
Fearless Friends - Graffiti Fighters:
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.