Thanks to the awesome team at Big Sky Publishing and Think Productions I can reveal the striking cover of my YA novel to be released in March next year. Here’s a little of the blurb! Two young women, a century apart, are mysteriously connected by a tiny key. Will they...

Thank you for your words, your courage and your willingness to sacrifice so much. The spirit you helped to forge lives on in the legacy you left behind  … we haven’t forgotten. X

Meeting caring students like these brings a smile!  So many thoughtful and mature questions from little people. We’ve just returned from our Australia Remembers tour of north and western Queensland. Now we’re off on a blog tour. There are lots of interviews and...

Unpacking new books! Australia Remembers: Anzac Day, Remembrance Day and War Memorials is perfect for primary curriculum needs and the lead in to Remembrance Day. Complete with thought-provoking questions, in-built activities and supported by teacher notes! Now...

Thanks to the awesome team at Big Sky Publishing I can reveal the striking cover of my latest book to be released in October 2018, just in time for Remembrance Day and my author tour of North and Western Queensland. Australia Remembers: Anzac Day, Remembrance Day and...

Bring the kids and enjoy the Storytime Party at the Maleny Celebration of Books Festival  – Saturday July 14  -10-11.30 am, Maleny Library. I’m presenting with the talented team of Aleesah Darlison, Emma Middleton, TM Clark, Rachel Noble and Kellie Byrnes. Dress up as...

A century has passed, and another generation holds the legacy to remember close to their hearts. One hundred years to the day since the death of Sgt. Charlie Marlow, my newlywed son and daughter-in-law stood by Charlie’s grave. They honoured Daniel’s...

In the early hours of 26 April, 1918, Sergeant Charlie Marlow set off to collect breakfast and deliver it to his platoon, positioned in the forward trenches at Buire-sur-l’Ancre.  It had been a long night. Enemy artillery fire had fallen heavily along the railway...

Presenting an author talk at a Probus Club is awesome, not because I’m sharing my writing journey … its the fascinating people I meet with so many amazing, often courageous life stories. Thank you Glasshouse Mountains Probus for your delightful hospitality.

I am so grateful for the amazing MGCLT 2017 gift of four weeks of precious time to work on my YA manuscript Follow After Me, to be published by Big Sky Publishing in 2019! Applications for 2019 are now open: Published authors or illustrators of at least one book for...