Mark Carthew

Mark Carthew

Mark Carthew is an award winning editor, author & teacher, well known for his numerous books and series exploring wordplay, music, movement, drama and humour. He is the series editor of the award winning & internationally regarded illustrated drama script series VoiceWorks and contributing author & editor in the Chatterbox series for Pearson Education.

Mark’s recent move into the children’s trade market has seen a number of exciting new releases, including the wonderfully wacky joke, rhyme and riddle book, Wicked Wizards and Leaping Lizards (Random House), his second collaboration with renowned UK children’s illustrator Mike Spoor. Mike also illustrated Mark’s first picture book Newts, Lutes and Bandicoots (Scholastic Australia).

His children’s picture books include the stunning Five Little Owls (New Frontier) illustrated by CBCA Crichton Award winning illustrator Mini Goss and the delightfully whimsical story of The Gobbling Tree Illustrated by Qld illustrator Susy Boyer.

In 2005 Mark was Highly Commended in the National Dromkeen Librarian’s Award which read, ‘Mark Carthew - whose success in bringing literary experiences to the school community through Music, Drama and Writing is inspirational’.