Fiona Hardy is a writer, bookseller and reviewer from Melbourne. Her books for kids include How to Make a Movie in 12 Days, which was a CBCA Notable Book, and How to Write the Soundtrack to Your Life, which won the 2021 Children's Peace Literature Award; her first crime book, Unbury the Dead, was shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Awards. Despite her murderous literary writings, in real life, the worst crime she has committed was stealing a single chocolate freckle from a milk bar, aged 7.