Uaro, Ia

Ia Uaro is an Australian author. She was a published author at 17 and used the proceeds to help fund her university studies, during which time she was active in aero-modelling, martial arts, mountaineering, speleology... and studied petroleum seismology among her music-playing friends. After her graduation Ia worked with French, Norwegian and American geophysical companies, besides being a volunteer translator. In Sydney since 1995, Ia lives with her husband who suffers permanent partial brain damage. She does several kinds of volunteer work for the community, assesses manuscripts, and writes