Jen Banyard

Jen has been writing stories for about ten years and is doing postgraduate creative writing at UWA. She grew up across the road from the Canning River in Mt Pleasant, spending long summers in Speedos and not much else.She now lives in Floreat with her family, enjoying the nearby bushland and beach. Her gloom-busters are singing, twilights (forget dawns) and swimming in the ocean.

Books available from Fremantle Press

• Spider Lies 2009