Zanni Louise has been writing stories since she was little, growing up in country NSW. She’s written over forty internationally published books for kids including picture books, chapter books and books for 10-12 year-olds. Her first teen fiction under her alias, Zanni L. Arnot, A Guide to Falling off the Map (Scholastic US; Hachette AU) is out later this year.

Her picture books including the bestselling Human-Kind series have been recognised by prominent awards, including Children’s Book Council of Australia, Speech Pathology Awards, Educational Publishing Awards, White Raven’s International Catalogue of Children’s Books, Panda Awards and the Australian Book Design Awards.

Her junior-fiction and middle-grade books have been selected for K.O.A.L.A. Awards, Indie Book Awards, Queensland Readers Cup and Adaptable. Queenie in Seven Moves (Walker Books; Candlewick) is featured on the NSW Stage 5 curriculum.

Zanni loves visiting schools and festivals to inspire young readers and writers. Learn more here.

She also runs a picture book course online with Anna Pignataro and offers other classes for budding authors throughout the year. Explore her courses here. If you’d rather an in-person experience, Zanni runs bespoke retreats in Italy and Australia.

Zanni’s literary works are represented by LK Literary Agency and her speaking and workshops can be booked through Speakers Ink and Booked Out. She is proud to be an author ambassador for Room To Read, an organisation helping to educate girls and improve literacy and gender equality.