Jackie French

Jackie is a best-selling author and has written more than 200 books over 25 years. Her incredible variety includes historical books, such as ‘Hitler's Daughter’, to one of Australia's best loved picture books, ‘Diary of a Wombat’.

Currently working alongside Scholastic Australia, Jackie has been acclaimed with both Literary and Children’s Choice awards, winning over 60 awards in her career thus far. She has also had the privilege of being the Australian Children's Laureate for multiple years.