About Thalia
Thalia grew up on a farm on the outskirts of Melbourne with a mum who tried to save battery hens by on-selling them as backyard chickens. Her dad worked as an industrial chemist while also growing strawberries, carrots and Christmas trees on the farm. It was not unusual to find plant shoots in the freezer, or the hair dryer missing because it was needed to heat one of her dad’s experiments. Thalia's childhood showed her the magic that can happen when science and nature combine with human creativity.
Thalia’s books have been sold into countries around the world including Brazil, the USA, Canada, Turkey, Italy, Germany and China.
Her first venture beyond series writing was a collection of short stories called Head Spinners: six stories to twist your brain. One story in the collection, "It Began with a Tingle", was a finalist in the Children’s Fiction 2011 Aurealis Awards.
After sixteen years as a tree changer in regional Victoria, Thalia has recently returned to Melbourne with with her husband, their two children and two black cats. Campbell Mattinson is a respected wine critic and award winning biographer who draws on literary techniques to bring his subjects to life. His debut novel, We Were Not Men, has just been released. The two have spent years working in the same home office together.
Thalia's latest release is the final book in The Lifespan of Starlight trilogy; all three books are available in bookshops or online.
Download a high-res author photo.
Online interviews:
Australian SF Snapshot Project
Fostering the child within, Neos Kosmos
It's just a matter of time, Wangaratta Chronicle
17 Comments