Elaine J Ouston

Welcome!

Thanks for dropping by. I'm Elaine Ouston. I'm an author and an artist.
In my 'spare time', I have returned to my past profession of art and taken it in a new direction. Of course, I'm still writing and conducting writing workshop and evaluations for adults and children.

Check out the new workshops with evaluations by selecting the title below. Read testimonials of Elaine's workshops here.

LAST TWO 2024 Yeppoon Writing workshops.

Author Profile

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 picture books for young readers, chapter books, and novels for middle grade and young adult readers plus Writing Guides and a book on slimming.

Check below to see the new releases or go to the Book and Bag Store to see the full range.

BUY A SIGNED COPY: By buying from this website, you can get a signed copy of my books. Make sure you put the person'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. ORDERS PAGE - Morris Publishing Australia

The books are also available from library suppliers and distributors as listed on the books' pages.

Select the cover in the slide show below, or in the Book Store page to obtain more information on the titles and purchase a copy.

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.
Workshops
A full list of the workshops is on the workshop page.

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

NEW BOOK ON SLIMMING THE EASY WAY

This is not a recipe book or a diet plan book. It is not a book about using a difficult and strict diet and exercise to lose weight and keep it off.

This book will give you a much easier way of doing both.

It will show you how to stop your cravings for unhealthy foods and make sure you eat the most nutritious foods in the correct amount to help you lose weight and improve your health.

Losing weight is not an easy thing to do. I realised in my twenties that the most sensible thing to do was not to put it on in the first place.

Many think this is not possible, but I have maintained my weight for all of my adult life, so I can testify that it is possible.

And you can use the same method I used, to maintain your weight or lose the extra weight you gained and to keep it off.

Let me show you how.

Choose the cover to go to the book's page and learn more. There you will find an audio file where Elaine explains her reasons for writing this book and gives more details of the contents.

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.

Artist Profile

With a background as a graphic artist, I have turned my hand to many art forms. Over the years I have done pastel painting, airbrush painting with water colour, and oil painting.

Currently I have jumped on the wave of artist trying their hand at a completely loose form of art, Fluid Art Pouring with acrylic paints. Used to the precision and realistic drawing of graphic art and my other art styles, this completely loose and almost without control style is a challenge for me. But I’m loving it and having fun.

I decided that I would print the designs onto household items so I can widely share the results. The products are available at Our Shop in William Street, Rockhampton and will soon be available from this website.

**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 - Ghost Hunters
SYNOPSIS: 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.

With the help of the magic pen, she enters the mansion while Mrs Flowers is not home. 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.

Go to the book's page by selecting the cover to buy. Set of 3 available for a discount price.

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.