Gisela Ervin-Ward writes stuff for kids to read and teaches them how to read it. She grew up on a farm in Western Victoria and moved to South-East Asia to be an aid worker for many years before returning to Australia with her family to live in the Macedon Ranges. She’s now a writer of children’s tales and specialist literacy teacher, teaching neurodivergent children how to read.

Gisela loves writing and reading stories with rural settings where children are free to have real adventures. Gisela has had short stories published in the School Magazine, won an Australian Society of Authors Mentorship prize and has been a literacy and learning difficulties advisor for several children’s publications. She also writes educational materials for Sally Rippin’s books. True South is her debut novel. Gisela can be found on Instagram at @giselaervinward or on her website www.giselaervinward.com.