Sophy Louise SmithZanni Louise has been writing stories since she was little, growing up in country NSW. She now lives with her family of four in the Byron Bay hinterland. Author of over thirty-five kids’ books, Zanni writes picture books, chapter books and books fo 10-12 year-olds. Her first middle grade, Queenie In Seven Moves was published by Walker Books 2023. Her books have been long-listed for the CBCA Awards and short-listed for the Australian Book Design Awards, Educational Publishing and Speech Pathology Award. Persistence (Five Mile) was highly commended in the Australian Education Publishing Awards and Human-Kind was voted best picture book series by Bookstagang (2020). Archie and the Bear (Little Hare) was chosen for the International White Ravens catalogue in 2018. Zanni’s books are published in over twenty foreign territories. Read More Read Less