Oh hello!

I nearly didn’t see you down there from my perch atop my pile of unpublished manuscripts.

I’m Gisela. I live in Central Victoria, Australia on Dja Dja Wurrung Country with my family. I grew up on a farm in Western Victoria, lived for a long time in Melbourne, and spent a decade or so living in South East Asia when I was an aid worker.

When I’m not writing, I teach children how to read. I specialise in teaching kids with dyslexia.

Because I get to see so many kids, I also get to see what they are reading. If you, like me, really want to know what (some) kids are reading in the wild, then keep an eye on my Twitter. When I can wrench the books out of the hands of the 8-11 year olds, I post about them there. #WhatTheKidsAreReading

In the meantime, I’ll keep tapping away at the stories.