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About the Author
As a child, I consumed books faster than my mother could buy them. I loved reading Enid Blyton's, The Magic Far Away Tree, every night before bed.
I have always loved storytelling and creative writing, and I wrote my first award-winning picture book in Grade Two, 'Magical Hopscotch' (those were the days)!
Today, I'm excited to be manifesting my favourite things: writing children's books and reading them before bed, with my own children.
With over ten years of experience as a Drama/English teacher and Curriculum Leader, I found great fulfilment in teaching Drama and bringing stories to life on the stage, as a director of school musicals.
I have always loved storytelling, no matter what the format. Whether it was the dorky radio stations I recorded (on tape) as a child, or the poems I recited at the Speech and Drama competitions my mother dragged me along to ... I was telling stories.
I'm passionate about writing stories from the heart, promoting early literacy, and a love of reading. I want every child to see themselves and their understanding of the world through the pages of a picture book.
'Some Families Change'
2020 - Meant big change, for all of us!
I wrote and submitted my first picture book, Some Families Change, when life as I knew it blew up in 2020. Amidst a world pandemic, I had to explain some very delicate and difficult changes to my young children. I couldn't find the right book, so, in need of a personal story to help me explain the new direction my family would be taking, I wrote a book for my children. I hope that my love letter to them, and to parents and children everywhere, will help many families.
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Join me on my journey
My upcoming middle-grade graphic novel, Seasons of Clementine, illustrated by Jasmine Berry and published by Perentie Press, will be released in June.
In July, my second picture book, The Witch Who Couldn't Spell, will be released with Larrikin Press.
My debut picture book, Some Families Change, published by EK Books, won an Able Book Award in 2024.
I would love for you to reach out here or via my Instagram, where I share posts about my love of books, family, life by the bay, and my publishing journey.