Lisa's latest novel is 'Trouble is My Business', which is the sequel to 'The Girl with the Gold Bikini'. Lisa is also the author of 'Paris Syndrome', 'Melt', 'Sex, Lies and Bonsai', ‘Liar Bird’, and ‘Arkie’s Pilgrimage to the Next Big Thing'. Lisa's half-hour radio play Baddest Backpackers aired on ABC Radio National in 2008. She was a finalist in the ABC Short Story Award and winner of the Byron Bay Writers Festival short story award. Her writing has been published in The Age, The Guardian, The Big Issue, The Sydney Morning Herald, Griffith Review and the Review of Australian Fiction. Lisa grew up in Fiji and spent her teenage years in Brisbane. She has worked as a bartender, wilderness guide, igloo builder and tertiary lecturer. She is now a full-time student and writer. Unable to decide whether she likes writing or science more, she has Masters degrees in both natural resource management and creative writing. In her spare time she reads widely and does a lot of energetic outdoor things. She lives on the far north coast of New South Wales, Australia. www.lisawalker.com.au