Melina Marchetta's first novel 'Looking For Alibrandi' was published in 1992 and was released as a film in 2000 which she also wrote.She taught secondary school English and History for ten years during which time she released her second novel 'Saving Francesca' followed by 'On the Jellicoe Road'.
In 2006 she left teaching to become a full time writer. Her first fantasy novel, 'Finnikin of the Rock' was published in 2008 and in 2010 'The Piper's Son', a companion novel to Saving Francesca was released. She has written a children's book, The Gorgon in the Gully, as part of the Puffin Pocket Money series.
