Allan. W. Gray worked for many years as a forklift driver in a factory in the suburbs of Western Sydney before realising he had a talent for writing, starting with stories of the twilight zone genre and an unpublished novel then starting to write Kushy Koala and His Mates series. While changing jobs to work as a cleaner in various schools for a major cleaning company in Sydney, he continued to write and self-publish his first Kushy Koala book all about Kushy and two(2) mates growing up together. Allan lives in Sydney, Australia with his cat near his partner.