GROUP MEMBERS
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Carleton Chinner

Carleton Chinner is the author of the Cities of the Moon series of science fiction novels and a reviewer for the Australian Speculative Fiction Review.

​He is an Australian born writer who grew up on a remote farm in South Africa, where the trip to the town library was the highlight of his week. He devoured anything science fiction, fantasy and horror. And, when that wasn’t enough, turned to urban legend and traditional tribal histories which combined to provide a heady brew of stories. When not writing, he works as a project manager on large corporate programs.
More info can be found at - www.carletonchinner.com

Timotheos Firestone

Timotheos is an intentional community founder and environmentalist who has a career in video game programming. Having planned to write fantasy and science fiction ever since childhood, he is working on his first novel, which decided it was going to be a deeply personal speculative near-future romance instead. The novel is aimed to be a relatable exploration of trends in society and issues facing humanity, with a backdrop of how technology advances happening now will affect everyday life in the coming years.

He joined Writer's Rendezvous to absorb the creative life-force of the motivated, inspired writers found within.
https://firestone.eco

Travis James

Travis is a prolific writer. Storytelling is in his blood. He has a remarkable gift for observing lives and situations and representing them in his stories. Over the last 30 plus years, he has written eight complete novels with four  of them recently published: ESCAPE To Patonga ; UNREST in Patonga; SURVIVAL, Life from Death; BAD TIMING. Oh My! God. Slowly over the next few years, he hopes to publish his other novels. He has a few more ideas and has many short stories that could one day become books too.
He’s not done yet!
https://travisjamesauthor.com

Brad Davies

Brad has always had an interest in storytelling and enjoys all forms of
writing. He  has a special interest in screenplays and is currently
working on a number of projects with a view to having a major screenplay produced. What Brad likes about Writers Rendezvous is the sense of community and support from likeminded people.

Donna Davies

Donna has been attending the Writers Rendezvous since 2016 and looks forward to these gatherings each month. The friendliness, the information sharing and acceptance all add in making this space a welcoming and creative one for her.

Donna enjoys writing poetry and has self published a book of her Poetry. She is also writing a memoir.

Jason Wylie

Jason is an epic fantasy author of the Athenaeum of Assierium series, with book 1, The Oracle of Malcontent, already published and another series under construction called The Royal Chattels. He aspires to the great heights of modern fantasy authors such as Brandon Sanderson, George RR Martin, Brent Weeks and Patrick Rothfuss, although his sales would suggest there is a little way to go.
Jason joined Writer’s Rendezvous in 2023 to meet other writers, learn more about writing and find a place to let the creative juices flow. 
By day jason is a project/process engineer, and by night an epic storyteller who really needs to get off social media and keep writing. You can find more about Jason Wylie at his website www.blacklabelbooks.com
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David Hearne

David has studied journalism and screenplay writing through QPIX, and has written several screenplays and novellas -The Case of the Notorious Roboticist and Back in Time for a Doughnut being the most recent.
 
He has dabbled in short films, including 72 to 1 which screened in Toowoomba as part of Flickerfest, and hopes to have a feature produced one day. His screenplays have been finalists in many film festivals including the Byron Bay International Film Festival and the Australia Independent Film Festival.
www.davidhearnewriter.com

Jane Ireland

Jane's nursing and teaching experience, plus current charity work supporting lonely and vulnerable people, influenced her creation of three compelling plot and character-driven novels that delve deeply into the human condition. Her two published novels, Emigree and Niche form The Crying Tree series: a family saga of love and redemption that blends historical fiction with magic realism. Her latest work, Field of View, is a psychological thriller due for release in 2027 with Hawkeye Publishing.
jirelandauthor.com.au

George Johnston

George is an aspiring writer who has recently released his first book, Into the Storyverse. You could say that he thinks outside the box but he would prefer to say, What Box? He enjoys writing in a variety of genres and is currently working on a thriller, After the Flood.

​George also likes to help people tell their story or equip people to have their voice heard. He is inspired by the natural environment and is keen on bush walking and kayaking. For George, Writers Rendezvous is a group of creative people who are great at encouraging each other.
www.georgejohnstonauthor.com

Eric Morgan

Eric Morgan is learning to write, shades of magic realism informed by slow travels through the Andes, Nepal and Turkey as well as the deserts of Australia. He needs help with complex characters as well as translating gutter latin.

Vicki Stevens

​To improve her own writing skills, Vicki started Writers Rendezvous in 2012. This writers' group has proven to be a haven for inspiration and learning for many where, in the company of other eager and friendly writers, abilities are challenged, stretched and aroused.

In 2018 Vicki fulfilled her dream of publishing her first novel,  Shaking Trees, the first book in her Abby Eaton Mystery series. This was followed by book #2 Saving Dragonflies in 2021, and book #3 Stirring Ghosts in 2025. She has also co-written a  coming-of-age thriller, Flames To a Moth, published in 2020.
​www.vickistevens.com.au

Christina Walker

Christina was born in a small town in Germany that today doesn’t 
exist any more. She now lives in an equally small town in Queensland, 
Australia that does still exist. She wrote her university thesis on 
female war correspondents, was a radio and newspaper journalist, and 
managed a bed & breakfast in France where she met lots of interesting people. She has written several short stories and is currently working on her first suspense novel.

Robert Hart

Robert was educated in England but migrated to Australia after completing a degree in Aerospace. He has worked in research, teaching and IT in Australia and the USA. Robert now lives in Brisbane, Australia with his wife, two cats and a dog. He enjoys writing war fiction with elements of mystery (spies), sci fi, romance and alternate history. His books include Through My Eyes. Again; Through Different Eyes; Colette; and Mrs Henderson's Limp.
https://roberthartauthor.com/

Mary Wyatt

Mary's nursing career motivated her to write her debut novel Unstitched: Memoir of a Nursing Life. Written with humour and honesty, it follows a country girl's nursing journey from the heady student days of parties, balls and study, to 'boobs, bums and babies'. The wonderful characters and stories will have you gasping for breath, laughing and smiling at the idiosyncrasies of some folk.