Melissa is an Australian author who lives on the Bellarine Peninsula with her family. She enjoys beach walks and chasing sunsets. She has always loved reading and grew up near a cosy little library where she spent most of her younger years reading.
Melissa is passionate about education, in particular literacy, and believes the ability to read and write gives power to change. Her novels include The Lost Loot of Lima, Summer Change, The Ruby Locket and Destiny Road. Melissa’s writing has also won honourable mentions and featured in several anthologies.
Melissa has a strong sense of wonder and adventure. She loves to travel and has seen some incredible places including Cambodia, Egypt, Turkey and Africa. Melissa has also travelled closer to ho
R. A. Stephens is a teacher by day, writer, editor and publisher by night. She is passionate about the written word, what stories can do to take a reader to a new world and open our eyes to love, compassion, the bigger picture and much more. When not working, teaching or writing, she enjoys living in the country and spending time with her kids and cats. R. A. Stephens is a teacher and careers advisor and works with teenagers to help them think about their career past school. She is working on a large range of stories for children with a focus on science, mathematics and investigation. R.A. Stephens lives in country Queensland and writes from the experience of both city and country life.
