David Lawrence

David Lawrence’s biggest disappointment at school was that a dog never ate his homework … even after he smeared it with mince steak.

Like most children’s authors he started off his career as a Financial Analyst.

He somehow went from profit and loss statements to stand-up comedy, before penning ‘Anna Flowers’ with Australian netballer Eloise Southby in 2007.

Since then he has written the ‘Fox Swift’ series with Hawk star Cyril Rioli, the ‘Ball Stars’ basketball series, and the ‘Maxi the Lifeguard’ series with Trent ‘Maxi’ Maxwell.

The ‘Stormy Protest’ from the ‘Maxi the Lifeguard’ series, won the 2019 Environmental Award for Children’s Literature.

David latest series (‘Ruby and the Pen’, ‘Xander and the Pen’ and ‘Finn and the Pen’) features a mystical pen that falls into the hands of troubled children. They quickly discover that whatever they draw with the pen… happens. Ruby and the Pen was runner up in the 2024 Environmental Award for Children’s Literature.

David is a firm believer that all kids should have access to books, wherever they live, and is a proud Ambassador for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.

He also likes sponge cake.