ANITA IS A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WIRADJURI NATION OF CENTRAL NEW SOUTH WALES, BUT WAS BORN IN GADIGAL COUNTRY AND HAS SPENT MUCH OF HER LIFE ON DHARAWAL LAND NEAR LA PEROUSE. SHE IS ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S MOST PROLIFIC AND WELL-KNOWN AUTHORS PUBLISHING ACROSS GENRES INCLUDING NON-FICTION, HISTORICAL FICTION, COMMERCIAL FICTION, AND CHILDREN'S NOVELS. SHE IS ALSO A MARATHONER!