Stef Gemmill

Previously a technical writer and music journalist, Stef Gemmill swapped the mosh-pit for toys and tantrums to write books for curious children. Her work often reflects her quest to understand the true meaning of ‘home’ after spending a short period in a foster home in her teenage years. Themes of homelessness and change are reflected in her debut picture book, "A Home for Luna", winner of the 2020 Rubery Book Award - children’s category. Stef’s other publications include picture books "In My Dreams", "Toy Mountain" and "This Drop of Water". "The Ghost Horse of Snowy River" is the author’s first middle-grade fiction book.

Stef lives in the Victorian High Country in Australia in winter where "The Ghost Horse of Snowy River" is set, and on the Surf Coast of Victoria, Australia in summer with her family and sleepy cat, Luna, the star of her award-winning book, "A Home for Luna".