A little about me…

I am a creative coach, mentor, award-winning author, publisher and creative director inspired by all things in the world of words. Right now, I’m partway through a Doctorate in Creative Arts at Western Sydney University.

I’ve been a full-time publisher for over twenty years, and an editor and a published author for a whole lot longer. I’ve worked with publishing giant Scholastic, for the small independent Little Hare Books, and with acclaimed independent Hardie Grant, as well as founding critically acclaimed Dirt Lane Press and, more recently, Gilded Snail.

I am the author of around 25 books for young readers, including an up-cycled version of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein for young adults. I’ve had papers published in peer-reviewed journals and wrote the opening chapter for an academic title published by John Benjamins in 2023. My most recent picture-books were Honour Books in the CBCA Awards.