Brendan Hogan is a multi-award-winning playwright and theatre-maker from Yackandandah, who is passionate about writing for young people and communities.

He was the winner of the 2018 and 2019 Martin-Lysicrates Prize for his plays, Farewell Mr Nippy and The Incomplete Works of Willow Baker (formerly Play Number Four), both of which are currently in development. Gamers for Life was a finalist in 2022 and Arty Fyshal in 2023. The Incomplete Works of Willow Baker was highly commended for the 2023 Griffin Award. His works have also been finalists for the Rodney Seaborn Playwrights Award (2021) and the Shane & Cathryn Brennan Prize. His most recent work, All The Shining Lights, was commissioned by HotHouse Theatre and had its world premiere in November, 2022. The Last Boy on Earth, was performed by the Yackandandah Young Players as part of HotHouse Theatre's 2019 season .His published works for children include, Scaredy-Cat (MICF, 2015), How to Beat a Bully (2016), The Last Boy on Earth (2019), all of which have been performed by youth ensembles in schools around Australia. In 2020, his monologue, Spiderweb, was one of fifty commissioned by Playwriting Australia as part of their Dear Australia project. He was part of Arena Theatre Company's Bendigo Studio.

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Brendan has also worked with diverse groups to create original and inspiring theatre for regional communities. In 2016, he collaborated with Yackandandah Cemetery Trust and Yackandandah Museum to create and produce From Here To There. In 2017, he collaborated with the residents of a local aged-care facility to explore the themes of resilience and growing old to produce a new show, Living Memory.

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Brendan has featured in national print, radio and television media, including The Conversation Hour with Jon Faine and Back Roads (ABC TV). He has written and directed shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and presented at several conferences and festivals as a writer and an advocate for arts in the community, including the War Widows Guild of Victoria and the Writers, Readers and Poets (WRAP) festival.

A former teacher, Megan is an award winning playwright, screenwriter and producer. She has been writing and producing for theatre in education and Arts and Health since 1999, creating scripts that educate, elevate and engage audiences on issues that matter. Whilst shining a light, live theatre draws a visceral response, prompting audiences to reflect on their own experiences, thereby raising awareness and conversation.

Trading as Centre Stage Scripts, Megan’s credits include:

Two plays for young people registered at Australian Plays Transform

Four plays for youth with music for large casts (up to 100)

Symphony of Life (play with music) paying  tribute to leading cancer support group, Brave Hearts on the Murray. Starring John Wood and directed by Chris Pidd, Symphony of Life featured  a choir of cancer survivors and sufferers and local acting talent. It played to sell out audiences at the Butter Factory Theatre (2012)

Heroes (men’s health play with music), produced by The Other Theatre Company, starring John Wood with choreography by Penny Cleary, and  featuring  talented local dancers and actors. Performed at the Cube, Wodonga (2014)

Carpe Diem Mental Health Play  starring John Wood and Chris Pidd, was transposed from Heroes. Carpe Diem has  toured nationally to 135+ towns in NSW, Victoria, ACT and South Australia; each show, supported by mental health providers including  PHN, RAMPH, CarersNSW, Standby, Anglicare SA, Ski for Life, Riverina Bluebells and Lifeline.(2015-2024) Touring with  RAMHP, Carpe Diem received  a Partnership Award from the NSW Govt.(2016)

The Rain Maker Youth Mental Health Play directed by Chris Pidd and starring John Walker, was workshopped and tested locally.(2020)

The Rain Maker Youth Mental Health Play, directed by Chris Thompson, starring John Voce, Rune Nydal and Nic Dugdale toured NSW, Victoria and SA. (2022)

The Rain Maker Film Project  was adapted from The Rain Maker play and filmed in Beechworth, starring John Walker, Saxon Gray, Sebastian Johnston, Pete Denahy and  Robbie Mc Kinlay. It  is a valuable mental health resource available for high school and community audiences.

Days Like These Screenplay adapted from Carpe Diem has been awarded Best Female Screenwriter- New York Screenplay Competition(2024); Best Australian Screenplay- Best Script Awards-London (2022)

Megan lives on a beef cattle farm in high country Victoria with her husband and pets. Their daughters are based in Melbourne and son on his nearby farm.