I guess I always did things back to front - the hard way! As a child I loved writing stories, but I never thought about it as a grownup occupation. As a grownup, I had to go back to school to find out that I really was a writer. After doing the HSC at the age of 40, I went on to do a BA (Communication) degree at UTS. My major was Writing, and suddenly I found myself writing full-time and experimenting with all sorts of genre, particularly crime stories and writing for children.

I then went on to do an MA in Children's Literature at Macquarie University during which time two novels for children were published: Three's a Crowd (written under the pseudonym Anne Holmes) published by Pan MacMillan and Ghost Boy, published by Scholastic. Since then, I've had success with Wally the Water Dragon (Blake Education) and Surfing the Future (Wendy Pye).

The Shalott trilogy came next. In those three novels, five teenagers zap back in time to the Court of King Arthur with the intention of rewriting the legend to save Camelot, and also save the 'Lady of Shalott' - but they find they are rewriting their own lives at the same time.

One thing I really enjoy about writing is researching the places where my books are set. I spent a lot of time at the Quarantine Station in Sydney when writing Ghost Boy. To research the trilogy I followed the 'Arthurian trail' in the UK, looking at many of the sites associated with the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Some of the photographs I took can be seen if you click on Shalott or access the Grail website on http://www.qmtech.com/grail Grail Quest 99, Literary, Felicity Pulman.

I have visited the UK twice to research medieval England for my new series, The Janna Mysteries. Book 1, Rosemary for Remembrance is out now, Book 2 (Rue for Repentance) in March 2006 and Book 3 (Lilies for Love) in October 2006, published by Random House.

I am a member of Show and Tell Promotions, and I have spoken to many schools and school librarians about my work. I'm also available to conduct writing workshops for both children and adults. I have been a creative writing tutor at various writing schools and evening colleges, and have conducted writing workshops for many different organisations.
For bookings, in NSW, contact author direct (see Index page). For bookings in all other states, contact Bronwen Bennett at Show and Tell Promotions, telephone: (03) 9818 6518. Email: bronwen@showtell.com.au or visit the website www.showtell.com.au.