2024 Creative Stars

We bring graphic novelists, authors, oral storytellers, illustrators, cartoonists and more to you from Australia and beyond. We’ll be adding new creatives throughout the year as we share more of our programming.  

Stay tuned. We’ll be releasing details in May.  Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Become a Scribbler to  to keep up to date.



2024 Scribblers on the Road Creative Stars

Brenton E McKenna

Brenton E McKenna, locally known by his middle name, “Eszra”, is a respected Yawuru artist based out of Broome, WA, who found a passion for comic books in his youth, a passion which ultimately led him to become one of the world’s most coveted First Nations graphic novelists.

Sally Murphy

Sally Murphy, OAM, is a beach-walking, animal-loving life-loving author of verse novels, poetry and historical fiction. She loves reading and writing, and talking about reading and writing and, when she isn’t doing those things, can be found living in the southwest with her dog and cat, spending time with her large family, or working at Curtin University.

Shane McCarthy

Shane McCarthy is a freelance writer who has been writing comics for over 20 years (during which he was also an international dance instructor, choreographer and performer). His work, including Detective Comics (starring Batman), Batman Legends of the Dark Knight, Star Wars, Deadpool Team Up and Transformers: All Hail Megatron, has been published internationally by DC Comics, Marvel Comics and more.

Zeno Sworder

Zeno Sworder is an award-winning writer and illustrator. He was born into a mixed (Chinese and English) multicultural family in Australia and has worked as a window washer, a journalist, an English language teacher, a volunteer for Lifeline, a consular officer and a tribunal advocate for migrants and refugees. But he has always felt most himself sitting at a table drawing pictures and making up stories.

Sophia Alone

Sophia is a proud Ngarla woman and an incredible portrait painter, recently winning the State’s top portraiture prize for her work. She was born in Hedland in 1985, her ancestors are Makanykarra, and her family is from the De Grey area 80km north-east of Hedland. Sophia took up painting at Spinifex Hill Studio in 2020.

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Layne Dhu-Dickie

What would we do without superhero Captain Hedland, who defends the town from the evil of Crave, The Fisherman and The Bush Mechanic? The Captain Hedland comic book series is the creation of Banjiyima artist Layne, who was born in Hedland and is a Studio Assistant at Spinifex Hill Studio as well as one of its youngest artists.

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Kelly Howlett

Kelly is an active and passionate environmental scientist who founded and chairs the Cre for Port Hedland Environmental Association. Without her work it is commonly thought that there would be no flatback turtles still nesting in Port Hedland today.

Amelia Blanco

Amelia Blanco is a multidisciplinary artist, photographer and content creator. She looks to understand the heart of every story rather than watching from the sidelines. Amelia aims to capture stories with authenticity and an eye for detail.

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Zach Green

Zach Green, aka The Storyteller Chef, is a proud Gunditjmara and Palawa chef and entrepreneur. As co-founder of Iluka’s Hospitality – the innovative Indigenous-owned brand behind Little Starfish Café, West End Seafood Shack and the all-new Iluka’s Kitchen – Zach is passionate about combining traditional and contemporary ingredients to celebrate and share the stories of the land and its people.

Verity Page

Verity is an artist living in and working on Kariyarra country in Port Hedland. She has been creating art from a young age, making countless scrapbooks brimming with drawings and watercolours. Verity is currently exploring portraiture in her practice and enjoys abstracting physical features with colour and values to create a distinctive likeness of the subject.

Ivy Chen Zhang

Ivy works as a Library Officer for the Town of Port Hedland, where she actively promotes early literacy in the community. With a Chinese cultural background, she is also passionate about celebrating and raising awareness of cultural diversity.

Bobbi Lockyer

A proud Kariyarra, Nyul Nyul, Ngarluma, and Yawuru woman, Bobbi is a multi-talented dynamo. She's an award-winning artist, fashion designer and photographer whose work has been featured in Vogue magazine and the Paris Fashion Week runway. In her creative projects and as co-owner of Iluka’s Hospitality, Bobbi’s work infuses colour, creativity and advocacy rooted in her deep love for her community and Country.

Letcha Solo

Born in the Philippines, Letcha moved to Hedland in 2009.nBetween working and raising her five children, Letcha is often the first to put her hand up to help with community events. She’s been part of Clean Up Australia Day, the SAFE Hedland Car Wash Day, Town Ambassador, and the Spot Adopt Clean, which sees the Care for Hedland group clean up different spaces throughout the Town of Port Hedland.

Rogelio Solo

Rogelio Solo has a background in mechanical engineering who also has passion for arts in photography, drawing, music and exploring videography. He is also a content creator building his pages in his free time one of them is Fun Learning and Discovery in social media, loves gardening, teaches his kids with their academics and cooking delicious food for his family of 5 kids.

Jasmine Huriwai-Kahuroa

Jazz is a proud resident of Hedland of Maori descent (Ngati Porou, Ngati Kahununu tribe). Deeply connected to her cultural roots through the teachings of her rangatira (Elders) and the stories passed down through generations. Jazz shares these stories to preserve cultural heritage and pass on the wisdom and knowledge of her ancestors.

Leslie Rigot

Leslie is a creative and arts manager based in Port Hedland. With roots originating from the South of France, the French West Indies and Senegal, Leslie grew up with a rich tapestry of cultural heritage. Leslie loves nurturing artistic talents and fostering vibrant cultural experiences.

Leslie Rigot

Leslie is a creative and arts manager based in Port Hedland. With roots originating from the South of France, the French West Indies and Senegal, Leslie grew up with a rich tapestry of cultural heritage. Leslie loves nurturing artistic talents and fostering vibrant cultural experiences.