Alan j Wright is an Australian education consultant, writer and poet whose enduring career has been guided by his belief in empowering learners to become independent and self-directed. Over five decades, he has worked as a teacher, principal and consultant to promote choice and voice in literacy education, maintaining a profile as a teacher who writes and remaining committed to the belief that literacy is an empowering force that every child deserves to access. He works with schools and school systems throughout Australia and internationally to promote the effective teaching of literacy.