Debra Oswald is the creator and head writer of the first five seasons of TV series Offspring and a two-time winner of the NSW Premier’s Literary Award. Her stage plays, including Gary’s House, Mr Bailey’s Minder and Dags, have been performed around the world. She has written TV scripts (including for Bananas in Pyjamas and Police Rescue), nine books for children and three adult novels. Her new novel is The Family Doctor.