Debra Tidball

Debra Tidball is a children's author of internationally published, award-winning picture books. 'Anchored' and 'The Scared Book' are CBCA Notable Books, with the latter winning the SCBWI Crystal Kite for Australia and New Zealand region. 'When I See Grandma' won the CALEB Prize for faith-inspired writing, and was shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year, as was 'The Scared Book.' Debra also has flash fiction, short stories, poems and plays published in anthologies and 'The School Magazine,' and her next picture book is due out in June 2024.

Debra has a bachelor degree in Social Work and an MA in Children's Literature, and she lives in Sydney, Australia, with her family and a menagerie of fury friends. You can find out more on her website.