Steve Heron
As an award-winning children's book author, Steve is passionate about social and emotional well-being. Four decades of experience working with children have helped him hone skills to craft stories that touch and tickle the hearts of children.
Steve's middle-grade novel, One Thousand Snapshots, won the Australian Association of Family Therapy Book Award for Younger Readers 2022, was shortlisted for the WA Premier's Book Awards 2021, and was shortlisted for the Australian Psychological Society Children’s Peace Literature Awards 2023. Ling Li's Lantern - MidnightSun 2020, won the Picture Book All Ages Category Northern Lights Book Awards in 2021.
Presenting
11 July 2026 at 12:45:00 am
Beyond the Bullying Hype – Balancing the Power
Bullying is one of the most written-about issues in children's books, yet it can also be the most misunderstood.
This workshop looks beyond the buzzwords and assumptions around bullying to explore what it really is.
It explores how power operates and what it means for writing authentic, empowering stories for children.
The workshop includes five strategies for bullyproofing children.
