Up a Tree

Sherryl Clark is a writer of children’s books, crime novels and poetry. She has published over seventy books for children and young adults, as well as a number of books of poetry and adult crime fiction. Sherryl received the NSW Premier’s Award - Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children’s Books 2005, the Children’s Book Council of Australia Honour Book Award in 2008 and in 2019 her adult crime fiction novel Trust Me, I’m Dead was longlisted for the Ngaio Marsh Awards Debut Novel and the Crime Writer’s Association John Creasey New Blood Award (UK). In 2013, Sherryl graduated from Hamline University in St Paul, Minnesota, with a Master of Fine Arts specialising in Writing for Children and Young Adults, and in 2018 completed a PhD at Victoria University in Melbourne.

Melissa Eccleston has appeared in various theatre productions in Australia and Ireland. Television appearances include SeaChange, Blue Heelers and The Bill. Her film credits include Dead Letter Office and several short films in Melbourne and Dublin and voiceovers for television and radio. Melissa is a writer, singer and Celtic storyteller.