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Win a ‘Sara Powter and Sheila Hunter’ Book Pack
Delve into Christian colonial-era storytelling and its importance to Australian folklore traditions.



Local author Sara Powter spoke to Mornings with Ben McEachen about her Christian Australian Colonial novels colonial-era storytelling and its importance to Australian folklore traditions. Enter below for your chance to win a book pack with her Lockley’s of Parramatta Series and more.

Sara’s parents Norman & Sheila Hunter were collectors of rare natural & cultural artifacts from across the Australia-Pacific region and amassed a collection of significant volume over their lifetimes. This sparked Sara’s interest in Australia’s natural and cultural history which led her to her significant involvement in the Bring Back Old Sydney Town! movement; and ignited a passion for colonial-era storytelling and its importance to Australian folklore traditions.

Sara started writing as a way to fill her time during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns with her clear passion for Australian colonial-era storytelling, as well as her remarkable skill in genealogical research, leading to the passion project, The Lockleys of Parramatta series, based on her own family’s experiences in coming to Australia as convicts and settlers.



Enter Below for Your Chance to Win a Lockleys of Parramatta Series Book Pack