'Stephanie Holm is an illustrator and author with a particular interest in natural history illustration. She has a PhD in natural history illustration from the University of Newcastle. Her natural history-themed colouring book, Wildscapes: an Australian art therapy colouring book, was published by Murdoch Books in 2015. She won the 2015 Newcastle Herald Short Story Award, was a finalist in 2016, and in the 2018 competition received a Commended Award for a story from her Creative Fellowship project.' (The La Trobe Journal No. 104 March 2020)