Rebecca Laffar-Smith is a West Australian science fiction and fantasy novelist. In 2010 she gave up a successful 12 year freelance career to focus on her three loves; family, community, and fiction. Now, she coordinates Write Along The Highway and the OzNoWriMo Young Writers Program, supporting local writers and bringing industry events and awareness into the local community. The Flight of Torque is her debut novel, published in June 2014.