Vanessa McCausland studied English and Australian literature at Sydney University and graduated with honors in theater and performance studies. She worked as a journalist for nearly twenty years, including as a news and arts journalist for The Daily Telegraph, and her writing has appeared in numerous other publications. She’s published five novels in Australia. Her third, The Beautiful Words, was shortlisted for the 2022 Davitt Awards for crime writing. She lives in Sydney with her husband and daughter.
