AUTHOR

At the age of 24, Kirsten Murphy has been quick to have her first novel published. Called, RAINCHECK ON TIMBUKTU (Penguin) Kirsten captures the voice of Lucy, a teenager all too ready to skip teenage life and go straight to her twenties. Her writing is a humorous approach to teenagers coming to grips with life, love and growing up.

After travelling and studying overseas, she came back to Melbourne to complete her Bachelor of Arts (Professional Writing). She is currently studying screenwriting at RMIT and intends to one day write for television. Kirsten was a guest at 2001's Melbourne Writers' Festival and spoke to an excellent reception at Booked Out's 2002 International Women's Day forum.

"Kirsten was delightful! Her talk was appropriately targeted and covered the relevant things - development as a writer, publishing process and a reading from her book. The students enjoyed it immensely and responded really well to the humour in the text. She's a great role model for our young writers!"

- Jenny Sargeant, Toorak College