Kate Constable

Born in Australia, Kate Constable moved with her family to Papua New Guinea as a child, when her father was relocated there to work as a pilot. In Papua New Guinea, Kate had no access to television, and spent her time reading instead. It was during this period that her love of literature and writing developed. She returned to Australia to study law and arts at the University of Melbourne. After finishing university, she worked for several years at a record company, even as she began to establish a writing career as an author of children’s books and young adult literature. Her first books were The Singer of All Songs (2002), The Waterless Sea (2003), and The Tenth Power (2005).