Joanne AndertonJoanne Anderton is an Australian author of speculative fiction, creative non-fiction, and children's books, who until recently was living and working in rural Japan. Her speculative fiction includes the novels in the Veiled Worlds series - Debris, Suted and Guardian - and the short story collections The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories and Inanimates: Tales of Everyday Fear. She has won multiple awards for her speculative fiction, including the Australian Shadows Award, Ditmar and Aurealis Awards.Her children's picture book The Flying Optometrist, was published by the National Library of Australia and was a CBCA notable book. Her non-fiction has been published in Island Magazine, Meanjin and The Japan News.Joanne has a Masters of Arts in Creative Writing, and worked for many years in book publishing, marketing and distribution. She is currently undertaking a PhD in Creative Writing at The University of Queensland. Read More Read Less