JC Burke
J.C. Burke was born in Sydney in 1965. After working as an Oncology Sister she decided to do a Creative Writing Course with Libby Gleeson in 1999, which inspired her to apply for a mentorship with The Australian Society of Authors in 2000. Successful, Burke undertook writing her first novel White Lies, which was published in 2002 and mentioned as a CBCA Notable Book for 2003.
Since then The Red Cardigan, CBCA Notable Book 2005, and Nine Letters Long have followed along with The Story of Tom Brennan, 2006 CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers, and The Australian Family Therapists Book of the Year 2006.
Just released is her fifth YA title Faking Sweet. Burke lives on the Northern Beaches of Sydney.