Verity Croker writes across a range of genres. Her young adult novels, Jilda's Ark and May Day Mine, are published by Harmony Ink Press, US, and ALBA - Hidden Secrets by GenZ Publishing, US. Her junior fiction and non-fiction titles (Cyclone Christmas, The House Move, Brave Battle Friends, Odd Fish Countdown, Ticking-clock Quicksand, and Go, Eve, Go!) are published by Sunshine Books, NZ. Hot Pot is her debut novel for adults. Her short stories, travel articles, and poetry, are published in competition anthologies, journals, and newspapers. Verity has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Tasmania, and currently resides in Brisbane.