Bronwyn Battye was raised on a wheat and sheep farm on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, where she began writing poetry. She married Alan Battye in 1974, and they have three sons. Very early on in her marriage, Bronwyn has had a real passion for writing.

She started doing correspondence courses with Creative Christian enterprises, as well as editing and proofreading courses through Lifestyle Learning Direct - School of Writing of NSW.

During this time, she honed her skills by writing and contributing articles in different magazines, newspapers, as well as publishing poetry in anthologies.