Pamela Rushby lives in Brisbane with her husband, son and six visiting scrub turkeys. Pam has worked in advertising; as a pre-school teacher; and as a writer and producer of educational television, audio and multimedia. She has won several awards, including a Literature Board of the Australia Council grant to work on archaeological excavations in Egypt and Jordan; a Churchill Fellowship to study educational television in Canada; the Ethel Turner Prize in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards; and a bag of gold coins at a film festival in Iran. Her website is www.pamelarushby.com