About Rebecca Timmis
Welcome!
Thanks for stopping by. I’m Rebecca Timmis, author-illustrator, web designer and indie game developer living on the sunny Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.
My Books
I have created 13 books for children. My very first book was David and the Heart of Aurasius, which I self-published in 2010. Since then I have illustrated 3 picture books, written two more children’s novels and have author-illustrated two junior fiction series, MerTales and Jawsome. Although I write for lots of different ages, my books are always full of adventure, heart and LOTS of laughs. In 2023 my junior fiction book Jawsome #1 even won a special award called a Golden Taco in the Laugh Out Loud category.
My Journey
It took a long time write my first book – 7 years, in fact! These days I am much quicker. Most of my junior fiction stories are written in just a few months. When I first started writing I published my own books, which taught me a lot about the publishing industry. Nowadays I’m lucky enough to have a super star literary agent, Sarah McKenzie, who helps get my work in front of traditional publishing houses. MerTales was my first traditionally published series. The first book was released in July 2021 by Albert Street Books (Allen & Unwin), and it’s now a series of 4 books. There’s even a MerTales video game and bestselling boxset!
You can read more about my author journey here.
Author Visits
One of my favourite thing about being a children’s author is presenting at schools and festivals. I have presented workshops at dozens of schools, plus the CYA Conference, Bellingen Writer’s Festival and Rainforest Writer’s Retreat. Enquire about a visit on my School Visits page.