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
Hearts, Heat & Happy Endings: with Olivia Tolich & Bridie Blake
Sunday 15 March at 1.30 pm
Love at First Page: Olivia Tolich & Bridie Blake in Conversation with Holly Brunnbauer
Thursday 19 March 2026 at 5.30 pm
Love at First Page: In Conversation with Olivia Tolich & Bridie Blake at Bunjil Place Library
Saturday 21 March 2026 at 2.00 pm
Tuesday 24 March, 2026 at 6.30 pm
Love at First Page: Author Panel at Traralgon Library
Saturday 28 March 2026 at 11.00 am
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.