Lisa Walker writes novels for adults and young adults. She has also written an ABC Radio National play and been published in the Age, Griffith Review, Big Issue and the Review of Australian Fiction. Her recent novels include a young adult coming-of-age story, Paris Syndrome (HarperCollins, 2018), and a climate change comedy, Melt (Lacuna, 2018). She has worked in environmental communication and as a wilderness guide, and recently spent six months in a Kmart tent in outback Australia. Lisa lives, surfs and writes on the north coast of New South Wales.
Praise for Lisa Walker
'YA novelist Lisa Walker has woven a multi-layered story of love and loss ... Highly recommended.' - Allison Paterson, Magpie (on Paris Syndrome)
'This is a funny, charming and thoughtful kind of chick lit, full of witty one-liners and intriguing minor characters, realistic about the vicissitudes of love and desire.' - Kerryn Goldsworthy, Sydney Morning Herald (on Arkie's Pilgrimage to the Next Big Thing)
'The voice Walker uses is authentic and her story is enriched by hard-won psychological insights.' - Cameron Woodhead, Sydney Morning Herald (on Arkie's Pilgrimage to the Next Big Thing)