About Georgie

Who is Georgie Donaghey?

Georgie’s early days were spent working for the Australian Kidney Foundation before moving into mainstream corporate – IPAC Securities, Deloitte and CPA Global.

During her full-time employment, Georgie also kept her dream alive of becoming a children’s author, a commitment she had made to her eight-year-old self.

Learning as much about the writing industry as she could, Georgie attended courses, workshops, festivals and conferences. In 2010 she stepped into the role of President of a branch of the Children’s Book of Australia (CBCA).

Believing all emerging authors should have a voice, in 2011, Georgie founded Creative Kids Tales. Through CKT she has guided hundreds of creatives towards their first publication contract, personally publishing over 100 authors and illustrators through CKT anthologies.

Georgie built up her ‘hobby business’, into the industry recognised resource it is today, by providing services such as: writers festivals, critique groups, manuscript assessments, mentoring, and workshops.

In 2021 Georgie was a finalist in the AusMumpreneur Awards for NSW/ACT:

Business Pivot Award
Creative Entrepreneur
Author Award (Won Bronze)
Women’s Business School Student of the Year
People’s Choice Award – Making a Difference in Children’s Education. (Won Silver)

She was also nominated for a ROAR Award.

Georgie Donaghey is an International award-winning children’s author, editor, speaker, mentor, teacher, publisher, festival director and even radio host. Her books have been:

Shortlisted in the 2020 Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards
2019 Finalist in the International Book Awards
Highly Commended in Society of Women Writers Book of the Year Awards
Appear on Kinderling Kids Radio, Kindergo App, Qantas and Jetstar In-Flight Entertainment Channels and the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge

Georgie is proud to be a member of:

The Australian Society of Authors
Children’s Book Council of Australia
Australian Publishers Association
SCBWI – Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators
Writing NSW
Books in Homes Role Model
Society of Women Writers
And of course, Creative Kids Tales.

In 2021, Creative Kids Tales celebrated 10 years in the industry by launching, the CKT Writing Academy. A resource that offers educational workshops from industry professionals.

Georgie and her team also launched CKT Publishing, but that’s a whole other story.