Y K WillemseY K Willemse was born in Christchurch, New Zealand. Having always had an interest in writing
stories, Yvette was first published in an anthology at age sixteen. She signed a contract with Pontas
Literary and Film Agency at eighteen, becoing their youngest ever client. Just before she turned
twenty-one, she signed a multi-book international publishing contract with Permuted Press, an
offshoot of Simon and Schuster.
Yvette had four books published by age twenty-two, and she became
a Sir Julius Vogel Award finalist. Her first fantasy fiction series was called The Fledgling Account
and comprises eight books and four short stories. Besides writing, her other interests include music.
Yvette is a singing and piano teacher with over ten years' experience and has put numerous students
through music exams with a one hundred percent success rate. Her students have starred in musicals
such as Evita, Les Miserables, Annie, Half a Sixpence, Fame, and more. She has vocal coached the
leads and main choruses for several musicals at the school she now works at, Chinchilla Christian
College. Yvette lives in a small regional town in Australia with her husband Michael and her
daughters Holly and Beatrix. They have had numerous adventures together, including a roadside birth.
Yvette spends her spare time making music, drinking coffee, and kayaking away to secluded spots Read More Read Less