Allayne L. Webster grew up in rural South Australia and now lives in Adelaide. Her books include Sensitive—an IBBY Outstanding Book for Young People with Disabilities—the CBCA notable novels Paper Planes and A Cardboard Palace, the Adelaide Festival Awards–shortlisted The Centre of My Everything, and Our Little Secret, That Thing I Did, Selfie, which was shortlisted for a NSW Premier’s Literary Award, and Maisy Hayes Is Not For Sale, which was shortlisted for the 2024 Max Fatchen Fellowship.