Nancy is a writer from Adelaide, South Australia who has always loved storytelling in all its forms. From writing plays at primary school and original stories at high school influenced by Abbott and Costello movies and Archie comics, to a career in agriculture telling the scientific stories of Australia’s rural beating heart, to life changing personal events that placed her back on the path to a more creative journey, the writer in her blossomed.

Novels, short stories, tv, movies, video games, songs, and poetry have inspired her to write stories in genres from historical to romance to crime and science fiction to short literary fiction. But 20th Century historical fiction is where her writing heart really lies, especially stories involving stoic heroines of the past overcoming adversity.

She lives in the suburbs with her tech savvy partner (and real life hero), her book obsessed, gorgeous curly-haired daughter, and Molly, the retired greyhound. When not writing fiction, Nancy works as a research scientist in entomology. 

Her debut, Crossing the Bridge, has been a winner and finalist in several awards, including the prestigious Valerie Parv Award, the West Houston ‘Emilys’ and was longlisted for the Romance Writers of Australia Emerald Award in 2020 and the Sapphire in 2021. In 2020 it won the CYA Allstars Conference ‘Unpublished Adult Manuscript’ prize. ‘Crossing the Bridge’ is available NOW!

Find out more about Nancy, her writing awards and memberships here!