Caz Goodwin is an award-winning, internationally published children’s author. Her books have won or been shortlisted for awards including 2024 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year, Speech Pathology Book of the Year and the National Arts Council Beyond Words Award (Singapore). Her picture book Grace and Mr Milligan was awarded as a CBCA Honour Book in 2024 in the early childhood category. Caz is passionate about children’s literacy and has spoken at numerous local and international festivals, conferences, community events, libraries and schools. She heads the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) in Victoria and is an Australia Reads ambassador.
Caz has been the recipient of an ASA mentorship, a May Gibbs Creative Time Residential Fellowship and was a resident at the Police Point Artist in Residence Program. Her books have been produced in Braille for blind and low-vision children, translated into other languages and included in the Premier’s Reading Challenge. Caz’s books have also featured on Sarah Ferguson’s Fergie and Friends show, CBCA Storytime, podcasts, newspapers and radio.
