Annie was living in France until the C word hit and now, she’s a writer based in West Australia. Her non-fiction Cray Tales was shortlisted for the WA Premier’s Literary Award and became the basis of a documentary. She’s had short stories published in anthologies and written feature articles for a variety of newspapers. She’s won scholarships to two Rhom Literary Agency retreats in Paris, completed a yearlong Faber Academy, London, course, been mentored by Kristina Olsson, had a manuscript long listed by Queensland Publishable, and been awarded two Arts Council Grants.

After qualifying as a nurse Annie abandoned that option to work in Hollywood - rewriting scripts-Superman II, III amongst others. She’s renovated a restaurant in France, painted murals on three continents, interviewed nannies for the Royal Midwife in London, made TV adverts in Australia. Then motherhood happened and nursing became useful - and rewarding, once more.