Jodie McLeod is a writer and award-winning children's author/publisher at Wollemi Press. Wollemi Press is an independent children’s publishing imprint based in the Blue Mountains, Australia, and was established by Jodie in 2022 as the umbrella imprint for her three children's books, all illustrated by local artist Eloise Short: *** The Black Cockatoo With One Feather Blue (2024 CBCA Notable Picture Book, 2024 Whitley Award – Best Children’s Book, RZSNSW, Shortlisted REAL Award: Picture Book [YABBA/KOALA/CROC Awards] 2024) *** Leonard the Lyrebird (2018) (Whitley Award – Best Children’s Book 2019, RZSNSW; Shortlisted REAL Award: Picture Book [YABBA/KOALA/CROC Awards] 2019), and its follow-up: *** Lilah the Lyrebird (2022) The MO of Wollemi Press is to publish 'stories worth sharing' – stories that, because of whatever it is that makes them special – be it their sense of fun, their characters or their beautiful message – simply refuse to be untold. Jodie is an experienced speaker at schools and festivals, whether for author visits or creative writing workshops, and works regularly with writing organisation Westwords. Along with her work as a children's author Jodie also offers copywriting services, having worked with a big list of agencies and clients. She's also worked for many years in magazine publishing, editing and feature writing, with an Honours degree in Creative Writing (UOW). When she's not writing, you might find Jodie running the trails of the Blue Mountains where she lives with her husband and two daughters.