Ramona Kennedy lives in the lovely Blue Mountains, west of Sydney and describes herself as 'an author, poet, composer, musician and linguist.' As of 2015 she is retraining to be a high school English and Music teacher through Western Sydney University. She lived for several years in Central Asia, learning language and experiencing the region's culture. During that time she received requests from individuals to tell their story, and after arriving back in Australia enrolled an MA Creative Writing degree at Macquarie University. Her first novel Stroke the Tigers Tail became available in 2015.