Dr Paul Gardner is a Senior Lecture in Primary English at Curtin University. He is a former Vice-President of PETAA and is currently a United Kingdome Literacy Association Country Ambassador to Australia. He has written extensively on Primary English, but more specifically on writing, writer identity, agency as the compositional process. In addition to his academic writing he has written for Arena, EduResearch Matters and publishes and performs poetry. His current work is founded on his background in process drama, anti-racist education and critical literacy. He is committed to democratic pedagogies for social justice and student empowerment.