About me

My name is Penny Garnsworthy and I love to write!

I also love football, playing golf, swimming and watching sci-fi and action movies … but back to my writing.

I won my first award for writing at age nine, for a children’s fantasy story. Then at fourteen I had my first publication – the true account of a bus breakdown at a Sunday School picnic. I’ll never forget seeing my name in print in the church newsletter.

These days I write both: fiction novels, mostly sci-fi and fantasy for children and young adults; and non-fiction educational articles for Australia's leading School Magazines.

 

I live on acreage in the beautiful Samford Valley near Brisbane, Queensland with my husband Jim who builds magnificent model ships as a hobby; the Endeavour and the Royal Caroline to name just two.

For me, reading is second only to writing and I love to read sci-fi and fantasy, crime, mystery and espionage novels. I also read a lot of different types of children’s books and I research, particularly in the areas of science and history.

If you love to read, I hope you enjoy my books.

If you love to write - or you’d like to - take a look at ‘About Writing’ for some helpful tips.