Cassy Polimeni is the author of The Garden at the End of the World (a CBCA Notable Book) and Ella and the Amazing Frog Orchestra, the first in a four-book junior fiction series about friendship, conservation and frogs (Ella and the Sleepover Safari is due out in March 2025 with UWA Publishing). She also has a forthcoming picture book with CSIRO Publishing and is the recipient of an Australian Society of Authors (ASA) Award Mentorship to develop a middle grade novel. The former Editor of Destinations Australia magazine, Cassy has also been published in The Guardian, Destinations Victoria, Australian Triathlete, Peninsula Kids, and KidTown Melbourne.