A Caravan like a Canary

Sasha Wasley was born and raised in Perth, Western Australia. She completed a PhD in feminist literature at Murdoch University in 2006, and went on to work as a copywriter on topics ranging from mine safety to sex therapy. Her debut novel, The Seventh, was published in 2015, after which she gave up her copywriting business to pursue a fiction-writing career. Wasley writes middle-grade fiction as Ash Harrier and paranormal young adult novels as S.D. Wasley. Her adult titles include Dear Banjo, Snapshots from Home (a finalist for the Favourite Historical Romance category in the 2023 Australian Romance Readers Awards), True Blue, Love Song and Spring Clean for the Peach Queen. Wasley is passionate about levelling the playing field for members of the community experiencing disadvantage. She is an Ambassador for the Books in Homes Australia charity which provides books of choice for children in disadvantaged circumstances to keep in their home libraries. She lives and writes in the Perth Hills region with her partner and two daughters. Her latest book is The Society of Literary Marauders (2026).

Cecelia Ramsdale is an experienced voice actor, spending many hours behind the microphone voicing hundreds of commercials, video scripts and audiobooks, as well as playing numerous characters in the children’s animated series Sumo Mouse, Flea Bitten and SheZow. She has narrated audiobooks for both children and adults, and for years has hosted The Wellness Collective – a podcast that arms women with information about how to live happier and healthier lives, alongside women's health expert, Nat Kringoudis. Cecelia is passionate about working with her voice, and trains others wanting to give their voice a try.