Kirsty Murray is the author of three junior novels - "Zarconi's Magic Flying Fish" (winner of the WA Premier's Children's Book Award, 2001), "Market Blues" and "Walking Home with Marie Claire" - in addition to the three earlier books of the Children of the Wind series. She has also written several non-fiction books for children. She has worked as a forest ranger, archivist, artist and teacher, and now is a full-time writer.