Professional Biography

Anna Quinlan self-published her first picture book at age seven. She has been writing stories ever since. After University she worked for ten years as a teacher-librarian immersed in beautiful books. Inspired by children’s responses to stories with heart, she completed a Diploma of Professional Writing (Children’s Writing) through the Australian College of Journalism. Then she began to write her own stories with heart. Her first short story was accepted for publishing in 2005. Since then, she has had numerous short stories and articles published in magazines and received several awards.

She lives in gorgeous East Gippsland with her fellow bookaholic husband and son, and her writing companion Rosie the dog (who doesn’t read much). When she’s not writing, she loves reading, playing the drums, learning French, walking by the river, and eating food from her own garden.

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