Neridah McMullin loves history and true stories. She is an award-winning short story writer and poet and the author of several books for children, most notably middle-grade mystery Eve and Rhino, illustrated by Astred Hicks, which was shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year Awards, and non-fiction picture book Drover, the true story of legendary drover Edna Jessop. Neridah loves footy, family, birdwatching, walking her dog and meeting other people’s dogs. She lives in Australia.