Romance Writers Association: Romance Book Fair

Love reading romance? Want to expand your reading tastes and mix with local authors? Come along and listen to romance authors of various genres talk about why they love writing these types of stories and maybe find your next favourite book.

Attending authors include:

Anna Campbell, Annette Leigh, Elise Helliwell, Heather Reyburn, HM Hodgson, Kali Anthony, Lauren Ford, Leanne Lovegrove, Leesa Bow, Sara Hartland, Stella Quinn and T M Clark.

Panel events:

11am: Heather Reyburn and Leanne Lovegrove

Heather Reyburn enjoyed an idyllic childhood in beautiful New Zealand, before settling on the Darling Downs in Queensland. With a passion for nature, animals, reading and all things farm related, it wasn’t long before her rural lifestyle inspired dreams of writing stories of her own. She loves happy endings, history, suspense, and characters who remain with the reader long after “The End”. When not writing, Heather can be found in the garden, travelling or spending time with her husband and family.

Leanne Lovegrove is a lawyer, wife and mother and a lover of romance and reading. Her law career has caused her addiction to coffee (and Pinot Noir) but provides her with countless story ideas. Leanne likes writing sweeping love stories with happily-ever-afters with strong heroines set in the beautiful landscape of Australia. She lives in Brisbane, Australia with her husband ​ and three children.

12 noon: Elise Helliwell and Kali Anthony

Elise Helliwell resides on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, with her husband and two cheeky girls. An avid romance reader, Elise writes contemporary and sci-fi/fantasy romance, juggling themes of love, anticipation and emotional angst. Part time radiographer and full time hopeless romantic, Elise’s writing combines her love of science and the romance genre to produce suspenseful, swoon-worthy love stories that will keep readers falling until the very last page. Within the Space of a Second is her debut novel.

When Kali Anthony read her first romance she realised a few truths; that there can never be too many happy endings, and that one day she'd write them herself. After marrying her own tall, dark and handsome hero in a perfect friends-to-lovers romance, Kali penned her first story. If she isn't battling her cat for access to the keyboard, you can find her wearing vintage clothes, gardening or bushwalking with her husband and children in the rainforests of South-East Queensland.

1pm: Anna Campbell and Stella Quinn

Always a voracious reader, Anna Campbell decided when she was a child that she wanted to be a writer. Once she discovered the wonderful world of romance novels, she knew exactly what she wanted to write. When she’s not writing passionate, intense stories featuring gorgeous Regency heroes and the women who are their destiny, Anna loves to travel, especially in the United Kingdom, and listen to all kinds of music. She lives near the sea on the east coast of Australia, where she’s losing her battle with an overgrown subtropical garden.

Stella Quinn is an author of contemporary romance and romantic suspense. Her series include the indie-published Island Escape Series, the small town sweet romance Clementine Springs Series, and she has recently joined Sweet Promise Press's Gold Coast Retrievers Series. Stella loves writing stories that make readers happy.

Presented as part of the Lord Mayor’s Writers in Residence series.

Bookings essential. To reserve your place, visit Eventbrite or call the library.

Venue address

Carindale Library, Westfield Carindale, 1151 Creek Road (near Millennium Boulevard), Carindale