Olivia Tolich
I write stuff. Please read it.
If you’re looking for banter, chemistry and characters who are authentically imperfect, Side Character Energy delivers. Tolich writes with confidence and a quick pace, creating scenes that crackle with energy and dialogue that feels funny, natural and emotionally grounded.
Books + Publishing
Praise & Reviews
Someone please write some praise for me (my book, but mostly me) so that I have something to put here.
TBC
I'm too stubborn to delete this section from my website template because if I do ever get some actual praise, I don't think I'll be able to re-create this because web design is so not my skill.
HELP.
Upcoming Events
Author Talk: Olivia Tolich and Bridie Blake at Mornington Library
Saturday 14 March 2026 at 11.00am
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Hearts, Heat & Happy Endings: with Olivia Tolich & Bridie Blake
Sunday 15 March at 1.30 pm
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Love at First Page: Olivia Tolich & Bridie Blake in Conversation with Holly Brunnbauer
Thursday 19 March 2026 at 5.30 pm
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Love at First Page: In Conversation with Olivia Tolich & Bridie Blake at Bunjil Place Library
Saturday 21 March 2026 at 2.00 pm
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Tuesday 24 March, 2026 at 6.30 pm
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Love at First Page: Author Panel at Traralgon Library
Saturday 28 March 2026 at 11.00 am
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About Olivia Tolich
Olivia Tolich is an emerging author based in Melbourne (Naarm). She has made books her entire personality from a young age and has terrible eyesight to show for it. She works as an educational publisher and has a dog named Poppy who really hates that her human's main interest involves sitting around staring at a computer. Her first novel, Side Character Energy, will be released in Australia in 2026 via Text Publishing.