S. A. Beattie is Australian born and bred and has been writing fantasy stories for teen audiences from the time she was one herself. The Ancient Wish is her debut young adult fantasy novel.

When she's not writing, you'll find her in her art studio. Her current artistic obsession is creating pour paintings (also called fluid paintings). You can view and buy her artistic works on Redbubble.

She lives in a small rural town on the outskirts of Melbourne with her husband, two children, two dogs, a cat, and an elderly hen called Chookie.