Natalie Jane Prior was born in November 1963, a momentous month which saw the assassination of President Kennedy, the death of C.S. Lewis, and the first broadcast of Dr Who on British television. She has been writing compulsively since she was a child, and became a full time children's author in 1992. Natalie is the author of numerous books for many ages and has been published in more than twenty countries. Her most recent book is The Fairy Dancers, with with long-time collaborator, illustrator Cheryl Orsini.Natalie's other work includes the internationally successful fantasy series Lily Quench, which has well over half a million copies in print, and which was broadcast on BBC Radio in 2006, The Minivers series, and picture books including Pom Pom, and The Paw. Natalie lives in Brisbane, Australia, with her husband, daughter, and two long-haired red miniature dachshunds.