Out of the Ashes

Pamela Cook is a bestselling author, podcaster and teacher who writes page-turning contemporary women’s fiction, delving deep into the psychology of her characters and the complexity of relationships in all their forms. She has had four novels published traditionally and two independent titles, alongside a novella, The Ghost of Christmas Past. Cook is the host of the Writes4Women podcast and teaches writing workshops through her business, Wildwords, and at various writers’ centres. Cook's bestselling debut novel Blackwattle Lake was published in 2012 followed by three rural fiction titles followed by two titles Cross My Heart and All We Dream which took her writing in an exciting new direction. The latest in the Blackwattle Lake series, A Place of Her Own, will be published in 2025.

Rebecca is a Melbourne-based actress who has starred in various international screen and stage productions. Her notable television credits include popular Australian prison series Wentworth, US science fiction miniseries Childhood’s End and Nine Network’s drama Bad Mothers. Rebecca has also appeared in feature films such as Mary: The Making of a Princess, The Five Provocations and Angel of Mine.