LEE FOX is the author of the hilarious picture book Ella Kazoo Will Not Brush Her Hair, illustrated by Cathy Wilcox (Lothian, 2006).

Prior to becoming a writer, Lee was a production assistant for a commercial radio station, a Mormon, a cook in a childcare centre and the store manager on a remote Aboriginal community - and she has five children. Her writing career began in 2000, with several articles for The Age.

Ella Kazoo is the first in a series of three and was short-listed in the Early Childhood category of the 2007 Children's Book Council of Australia Awards.

Lee's novel for ages 12+, Other Peoples' Country, will be published on 13 March 2008.

As well as writing, running a small business and looking after her young daughter, Lee shares her writing journey and experiences with students of all ages.

Her presentations and workshops are packed full of fun, interesting, and educational information about the process of writing and publication, from the first spark of an idea to the finished product.