Camphor Laurel

Sarah Walker's novel Camphor Laurel was an Honour Book in the 1999 CBC Book of the Year Award for Older Readers. Sarah has been a journalist, feature writer, actor, and is story editor for the television series Home and Away. She lives in Sydney and is the author of five novels for young adults as well as The Tin Man, a novel for adults.

Megan E. Rees began her acting career in Perth, Western Australia in 1980. She has appeared in many theatre productions including The Children's Hour and Terese Raquin. From there she travelled to New York where she studied for 2 years at the Uta Hagen/Herbert Berghoff Studio. Since returning to Melbourne in 1990, Megan has worked extensively in radio and television. Her credits include Neighbours, Colin Carpenter, Janus and State Coroner, and the feature film River Street.