Sue Gillett lives just off the Great Ocean Road, near the coast in Johanna, a rural area in southwest Victoria. She takes inspiration from the wildness of this region. When she's not writing, Sue enjoys sharing the love of books and dogs with her students in Apollo Bay. Prior to making her sea-change, Sue worked at La Trobe University, teaching, researching and publishing in literature, writing, and media. Her first children's novel, Return to Mount Majeek, is a family-fantasy for junior readers. The Mermaid Queen of Sirenia is her first picture storybook.