Speaker

Anna Burkey

Anna Burkey is a creative entrepreneur and storyteller, with a passion for books, reading, the arts, and education. Hailing from Scotland, where she was on the founding team of Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature, Anna now lives in Melbourne, on Wurundgeri country.

After several years with State Library Victoria and the Centre for Youth Literature, Anna's now working with the Australian Publishers Association and the Books Create Australia consortium on Australia Reads. Australia Reads looks at ways our industry can work together nationally to get more Australians reading more books, more often.