Deb Fitzpatrick

Deb Fitzpatrick loves hiking and bushwalking with her family. When she can, she sneaks away to a shack in the karri forest of the south-west of Western Australia. She’s the author of 11 books for readers of all ages, some of which have received awards in Australia, been published in the US and optioned for film. Her latest novel for young readers is Tawny Trouble, following Kelpie Chaos in 2024. Deb regularly teaches creative writing and has a Master of Arts in creative writing from UWA. She loves weaving stories from real life into her work. Deb lived for several years in the cloudforest of Costa Rica, where she did a lot of hiking while toucans, three-toed sloths and spider monkeys crossed through the forest canopy above her. Deb shares her life with her lovely family and their kelpie, who is absolutely not a failed sheepdog.