Nikki Mottram is the author of Crows Nest (UQP, 2023). She has a psychology degree from The University of Queensland and has worked in London and Australia protecting and promoting the welfare of children at risk of harm.

Nikki uses her background in child protection in her crime fiction. She has been shortlisted for the Fish Short Story Prize and the Hal Porter Short Story Competition and was a recipient of the Katharine Susannah Pritchard Writer’s Centre Fellowship.

She grew up and resides in Toowoomba and brings to her work an understanding of rural communities.

uqp.com.au/authors/nikki-mottram

Virtual Session Details

Talk: Pitching to Publishers (Yrs 10-Adult)

What information to provide to publishers when trying to get your book published, e.g. genre, word count, target market, comparison titles. Avenues to contact publishers e.g. through their website, in person through “literary speed dating events”, competitions etc. The “elevator pitch”

Mon 26 Feb :11am - 11.45am (Brisbane time - AEST)