Autistic, asthmatic, autoimmune warrior, author... that's A+, right?

Avery is a teacher librarian by degree, but her battle with chronic illness has shaped her working life substantially. She currently works in her community as Inclusion Coach. She writes sassy heroines with invisible illness, and to amuse her sister; her favourite person in the world.

Her debut novel, Invisibly Grace was longlisted for the Tasmanian Literary Prize, given Notable by the Children's Book Council of Australia, and placed on the list of 40 Outstanding Books for Young People with Disability or Deafness by the International Board of Books for Young People... quite a lot of accolades for a book about a sixteen year old girl with autoimmune disease who tries to make friends after moving to a new school (okay, she falls in love, too, but how could she not?).

Avery lives and writes in Tasmania, Australia where she lives with her long-suffering husband.