Jeremy Lachlan

Jeremy Lachlan was born and raised on Wiradjuri country, in Griffith, NSW.

A former bookseller, his debut novel, Jane Doe and the Cradle of All Worlds, has been published in over 15 countries around the world, translated into nine languages, and was the 2019 Australian Book Industry Award winner for Book of the Year for Older Children.

Its second part, Jane Doe and the Key of All Souls, was shortlisted for the same award in 2021, but all of this pales in comparison to the $100 he once took home in a karaoke competition.

Book three in the series, Jane Doe and the Quill of All Tales – the start of a new epic duology – was released in 2023, and the fourth and final entry in the series, Jane Doe and the God of All Hours, hit shelves in September, 2025. He came up with the idea for the Jane Doe Chronicles while lost in the Cairo Museum, and now calls Sydney home.

TALKS

The Long and Winding Road

Years 5-11

Join best-selling author Jeremy Lachlan for an in-depth discussion about his creative life – and what it really takes to write and publish an epic action-adventure novel. Jeremy talks about the long and winding road to becoming an author, the inception of his epic action-adventure series, The Jane Doe Chronicles, his creative process, and how personal triumphs and tragedies have shaped the plots of his award-winning novels.

Topics covered:

The creative process
Inspiration
Writing through grief
Plotting
Crafting believable characters
Postive LGBTQIA+ representation
Comedy vs tragedy: navigating the delicate balance between light and dark
Rejection and celebration

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WORKSHOPS

Adventure Time with Jeremy Lachlan

Years 5-11

Join best-selling author Jeremy Lachlan on a deep-dive into his created worlds, as he shares the tips and tricks that helped him write his best-selling, award-winning series, The Jane Doe Chronicles. How do you build a fictional world from scratch? How do you write believable characters and craft your own mythology? What makes a great action sequence? Should you plot a story or fly by the seat of your pants? All these questions will be answered, and more, as Jeremy plots out a brand new adventure with the students in real time.

Topics covered:

The creative process
Inspiration
World-building
Origin myths and new religions
Plotting vs “pantsing”
Character voice, perspective and motivation
Mining your (imagined) environment: weapons, vehicles and creatures
Juxtaposing positive and negative beats
Comedy vs tragedy: navigating the delicate balance between light and dark

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