Allison Tait (A. L. Tait) is the internationally published, bestselling author of 13 middle-grade novels, including fantasy-adventure series The Mapmaker Chronicles, The Ateban Cipher novels, and the Maven & Reeve Mysteries, mysteries such as ‘The First Summer of Callie McGee’, ‘Willow Bright’s Secret Plot’ and ‘Danger Road’, and ‘The Last Word’ a romance novel for readers 10+. Her new novel ‘The Garden of Lost Girls’ is her second cold-case crime thriller for tweens.
Her books have been shortlisted and longlisted for various awards, including the Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award, the CBCA Book of the Year, the Aurealis Awards and the Davitt Awards.
Allison teaches creative writing for children at the Australian Writers’ Centre and is the co-host of the top-rating Your Kid’s Next Read podcast. Find out more at allisontait.com
