CV

Location
Perth, Western Australia

Qualifications
2006: Bachelor of Behavioural Science with Distinction, Notre Dame University, Fremantle.

Other Studies
2001-2002: Primary Teaching, Curtin University
2000: Mass Communications, Curtin University (journalism and advertising)

Professional Memberships
2010 – : member of the Children’s Book Council of Australia.
2009 – : member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.
2009 – : member of the Australian Society of Authors.
2003 – 2014: member of the Australian Cartoonists’ Association.

Voluntary Positions
2017 – : Treasurer for SCBWI Australia West
2015 – 2017: Regional Advisor for SCBWI Australia West
2012 – 2015: Illustrator Coordinator for SCBWI Australia West
2014 – : Ambassador for Room To Read
2013 – : Ambassador for Books in Homes Australia
2013 – 2016, 2018 – : Judge for the Shaun Tan Awards for Young Artists

Publications

2024: ‘Gastronauts’ (colour edition). Written and Illustrated by James Foley, colouring by Paulina Gamez. Published by Fremantle Press.
2024: ‘Brobot’ (colour edition). Written and Illustrated by James Foley, colouring by Paulina Gamez. Published by Fremantle Press.
2024: ‘Secret Agent Mole, book 3: Dr Nude‘. Written and Illustrated by James Foley. Published by Scholastic Australia.
2023: ‘Secret Agent Mole, book 2: The Boar Identity‘. Written and Illustrated by James Foley. Published by Scholastic Australia.
2023: ‘Secret Agent Mole, book 1: Goldfish-Finger‘. Written and Illustrated by James Foley. Published by Scholastic Australia.
2022: ‘S.Tinker Inc. presents … Sallymander’, comic serialisation, The School Magazine.
2021: ‘S.Tinker Inc. presents … One Small Step For Mammoth’, comic serialisation, ED! section, the West Australian newspaper.
2021: ‘Stellarphant‘. Written and illustrated by James Foley. Published by Fremantle Press.
2021: ‘S.Tinker Inc. presents … Get Kraken’, comic serialisation, The School Magazine.
2020: ‘There’s Something Weird About Lena’. Written by Sigi Cohen, illustrated by James Foley. Published by Walker Books Australia.
2020: ‘Chickensaurus’. Written and illustrated by James Foley. Published by Fremantle Press.
2020: ‘Dungzilla’ comic serialisation, ED! section, the West Australian newspaper.
2020: ‘Toffle Towers 3: Order in the Court’. Written by Tim Harris, illustrated by James Foley. Published by Penguin Australia.
2020: ‘Toffle Towers 2: The Great River Race’. Written by Tim Harris, illustrated by James Foley. Published by Penguin Australia.
2019: ‘S.Tinker Inc. presents … Stellarphant’, comic serialisation, The School Magazine.
2019: ‘Brobot’ comic serialisation, ED! section, the West Australian newspaper.
2019: ‘Funny Bones’. Anthology contribution. Published by Allen and Unwin.
2019: ‘Toffle Towers 1: Fully Booked’. Written by Tim Harris, illustrated by James Foley. Published by Penguin Australia.
2018: ‘Total Quack Up’. Edited by Adrian Beck and Sally Rippin, illustrated by James Foley. Published by Penguin Australia.
2018: ‘Gastronauts’. Written and illustrated by James Foley. Published by Fremantle Press.
2017: ‘Dungzilla’. Written and illustrated by James Foley. Published by Fremantle Press.
2016: ‘Brobot’. Written and illustrated by James Foley. Published by Fremantle Press.
2015: ‘My Dead Bunny’. Written by Sigi Cohen, illustrated by James Foley. Published by Walker Books Australia.
2014: ‘The Last Viking Returns’. Written by Norman Jorgensen, illustrated by James Foley. Published by Fremantle Press.
2013: ‘The Amity Kids Adventures, Book 1: Magpie Mischief’. E-book. Written by Jon Doust and Ken Spillman, illustrated by James Foley.
2013: ‘The Amity Kids Adventures, Book 2: Disturbing the Peace’. E-book. Written by Jon Doust and Ken Spillman, illustrated by James Foley.
2013: ‘The Amity Kids Adventures, Book 3: Kidnapped!’. E-book. Written by Jon Doust and Ken Spillman, illustrated by James Foley.
2012: ‘In The Lion’, written and illustrated by James Foley. Published by Walker Books Australia.
2011: ‘The Last Viking’, written by Norman Jorgensen, illustrated by James Foley. Published by Fremantle Press.
2003 – 2010: full-colour weekly illustrations for Western Australia’s Quokka newspaper.
2010: Spot cartoons in ‘Social Psychology and Everyday Life’- written by Darrin Hodgetts, Christopher Sonn, Cate Curtis, Linda Nikora and Neil Drew, published by Pan Macmillan.

Awards

Secret Agent Mole book 2: The Boar Identity
– Aussie Bookstagang Best Kids’ Graphic Novels of 2023

Secret Agent Mole book 1: Goldfish-Finger
– Shortlist, 2023 Taco Awards, Junior Book award
– Longlist, 2023 Taco Awards, Reluctant Reader award

Stellarphant
– Winner, 2022 Children’s Book Council of Australia Sun Project: Shadowers’ Choice Awards, Picture Book of the Year category
– Honour Book, 2022 Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards, Picture Book of the Year category
– Longlist, 2023 Taco Awards, Best Character in a Children’s Book
– Shortlist, 2023 KOALA Awards, Picture Book category
– Shortlist, 2023 YABBA Awards, Picture Book category
– Shortlist, 2023 KROC Awards, Picture Book category
– Shortlist, WA Young Readers’ Book Awards, Picture Book category
– International Youth Library’s White Ravens List 2022
– 2022 Better Reading Top 50 Kids’ Books (#36)
– Shortlist, 2021 Aurealis Awards, Best Children’s Fiction category
– Shortlist, 2022 Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Members’ Choice Award (the ‘Crystal Kite’; Australia/NZ region)
– Shortlist, 2021 WA Premier’s Book Awards, The Premier’s Prize for Writing for Children
– Shortlist, Speech Pathology Australia’s Book of the Year Awards 2022

Chickensaurus
– Shortlist, 2021 Comic Arts Awards of Australia (the Ledgers)
– Longlist, 2020 Notable Australian Graphic Novels (Australian Library and Information Association, ALIA)

Toffle Towers, Book 1
– Shortlist, 2021 Kids’ Own Australian Literature Awards (KOALAs): Fiction for Older Readers category
– Shortlist, 2021 Young Australian Best Book Awards (YABBAs): Fiction for Older Readers category
– Shortlist, 2021 Kids’ Reading Oz Choice Awards (KROCs): Fiction for Older Readers category

Dungzilla
– Finalist, 2017 Aurealis Awards (Graphic Novel/Illustrated Work category)
– Shortlist, 2018 West Australian Young Readers’ Book Awards (Younger Readers category)

Brobot
– Shortlist, 2017 West Australian Young Readers’ Book Awards (Younger Readers category)
– Finalist, 2016 Aurealis Awards (Graphic Novel/Illustrated Work category)

My Dead Bunny
– Shortlist, 2016 Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards, Picture Book of the Year category
– Honour Award, 2017 Kids’ Own Australian Literature Awards (KOALAs)
– Shortlist, 2017 Young Australian Best Book Awards (YABBAs): Fiction for Older Readers category
– Shortlist, 2017 Kids’ Reading Oz Choice Awards (KROCs): Fiction for Older Readers category

The Last Viking Returns
– Winner, 2015 West Australian Young Readers’ Hoffman Award (highest-ranked book by a WA creator)
– Finalist, 2014 Aurealis Awards

In The Lion
– 2013 International Youth Library’s White Raven list
– Notable Book, 2013 Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards, Picture Book of the Year category
– Shortlist, 2014 West Australian Young Readers’ Book Awards (Picture Book category)

The Last Viking
– Winner, 2012 Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Members’ Choice Award (the ‘Crystal Kite’; Australia/NZ region)
– Winner, 2012 West Australian Young Readers’ Hoffman Award (highest-ranked book by a WA creator)
– Winner, 2012 Children’s Book Council of Australia Junior Judges Awards
– Shortlist, 2012 Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards, Early Childhood Book of the Year
– Notable Book, 2012 Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards, Picture Book of the Year
– Shortlist, 2012 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature
– Finalist, 2011 Aurealis Awards

2010, 2007: ‘The Rigger’ Award for Outstanding Contribution to WA Cartooning (Australian Cartoonists’ Association).
2009: Shortlisted in the CYA Conference Competition, picture book category.

Grants
2020: Creative development grant; Department of Local Government, Sports and Cultural Industries, Western Australia
2017: Travel grant; Department of Culture and the Arts, Western Australia
2015: Arts development grant; Department of Culture and the Arts, Western Australia
2014: ArtsEdge Artist-In-Residence Project
2013: May Gibbs Children’s Literature Trust Fellowship, Adelaide

Exhibitions
2022: ‘The True History of Animals in Space’: Awesome Festival, State Theatre Centre of WA
2019: Art from WA Children’s Literature. Paper Bird, Fremantle, Western Australia.
2017: HeARTlines Children’s Literature Festival, Midland Junction Arts Centre, Western Australia
2017: ‘Eggsibition’: words and pictures from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Australia West. Paper Bird, Fremantle, Western Australia
2016: ‘A Sausage Went For a Walk One Day’: Fremantle Press 40th Birthday illustration retrospective. State Library of Western Australia
2016: Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators exhibition, featuring work by members of the Western Australian chapter. Paper Bird, Fremantle, Western Australia
2015: The Last Viking Returns, The Literature Centre, Western Australia
2015: My Dead Bunny, State Library of Western Australia
2015: The Last Viking Returns, heARTlines Children’s Literature Festival, Mundaring Arts Centre, Western Australia
2014: The Last Viking Returns, State Library of Western Australia
2014: ‘Picture A Story’, Australian illustrators retrospective, State Library of Western Australia
2013: In The Lion, heARTlines Children’s Literature Festival, Mundaring Arts Centre, Western Australia
2012: In The Lion, The Literature Centre, Western Australia
2011: The Last Viking, The Literature Centre, Western Australia
2011: The Last Viking, heARTlines Children’s Literature Festival, Mundaring Arts Centre, Western Australia
2011: Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators exhibition, featuring work by members of the Western Australian chapter. Rottnest Island Salt Store, Western Australia.
2009: ‘Heroes and Villains’, an exhibition of work from members of the Australian Cartoonists’ Association Western Australian chapter. Ellenbrook Gallery, Western Australia.

Festivals/Conferences

2023:
Awesome Festival, Perth, WA
Littlescribe Mini-Writing Festival, online
Supanova Comic Con & Gaming, Perth, WA
Sydney Writers Festival, NSW
National Young Leaders Day, Perth, WA
Perth Writers Festival, WA

2022:
Celebrate Reading Festival, Fremantle, WA
City of Melville Story Lines Festival, WA
Quantum Words Festival, Perth, WA
Awesome Festival, Perth, WA
Scribblers Festival, Subiaco, WA
Rosalie Writers’ Festival, Perth, WA
The Literature Centre Storytellers Festival, Fremantle, WA
Littlescribe Mini-Writing Festival, online
Brisbane Writers Festival, online
Perth Writers Festival, WA

2021:
Awesome Festival, Perth, WA
The Literature Centre Storytellers Festival, Fremantle, WA
Littlescribe Mini-Writing Festival, online
Scribblers Festival, Subiaco, WA
Perth Writers Festival, WA

2020:
Awesome Festival, Perth, WA
Littlescribe Mini-Writing Festival, online
Perth Writers Festival, WA

2019:
Awesome Festival, Perth, WA
Quantum Words Festival, Perth, WA
PAGES Festival, Karratha, WA
The Literature Centre Storytellers Festival, Fremantle, WA
Between The Lines Literature Festival, Busselton, WA
SCBWI Teacher/Librarian PD Day, Sydney, NSW
SCBWI Conference, Sydney, NSW
Perth Writers Festival, WA

2018:
Awesome Festival, Perth, WA
Scribblers Festival, Claremont, WA
Whitsunday Youth Literature Festival, Mackay, QLD

2017:
Up Lit Writers Festival, Brisbane, Queensland
Storyarts Festival, Ipswich, Queensland
Awesome Festival, Perth, WA
Sydney Writers Festival, NSW
Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival, WA
Between The Lines Literature Festival, Busselton, WA
Perth Writers Festival, WA

2016:
Sydney Festival of Moving Stories, Western Sydney, NSW
Awesome Festival, Perth, WA
Children of Malaysia Engage in Literature (COMEL) Festival, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Telling Tales Children’s Literature Festival, Balingup, WA
Perth Writers’ Festival/Perth International Arts Festival, WA

2015:
Celebrate Reading Conference, The Literature Centre, Fremantle, WA
Awesome Festival, Perth, WA
Avon Valley Writers’ Festival, Toodyay/Northam, WA
Storyarts Festival, Ipswich, QLD
Belmont State School Literature Festival, Carindale, QLD
Telling Tales Children’s Literature Festival, Balingup, WA
HeARTlines Children’s Literature Festival, Mundaring, WA
Rosalie Writers’ Festival, Perth, WA
Great Southern Grammar Literature Festival, Albany, WA
Storylines: All Saints’ College Literature Festival, Perth, WA
Perth Writers’ Festival/Perth International Arts Festival, WA
‘Book An Adventure’, Bruny Island Children’s Literature Festival, TAS

2014:
Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, Bali
Awesome Festival, Perth, WA
Summerset Festival, Stirling, WA
Great Southern Grammar Literature Festival, Albany, WA

2013:
Avon Valley Writers’ Festival, Toodyay, WA
Collie Festival of the Arts and Crafts, Collie, WA
Telling Tales Children’s Literature Festival, Balingup, WA
Children and Young Adult (CYA) Conference, Brisbane, QLD
HeARTlines Literature Festival, Mundaring, WA
Asian Festival of Children’s Content, Singapore
Perth Writers’ Festival, WA

2012:
Telling Tales Children’s Literature Festival, Balingup, WA
Rosalie Writers’ Festival, Perth, WA
Asian Festival of Children’s Content, Singapore

2011:
Telling Tales Children’s Literature Festival, Balingup, WA
Kimberley Writers’ Festival, Kununurra, WA
Big Sky Writers’ Festival, Geraldton, WA
HeARTlines Literature Festival, Mundaring, WA

2010:
All Saints Writers’ Festival, Perth, WA

2008:
Rosalie Writers’ Festival, Perth, WA