Hi. My name is Tina Strachan.
I am so thrilled to announce my debut middle-grade series due for release early 2025 with HarperCollins Publishers.
I am an author of children’s literature and enjoy writing everything from picture books to young adult fiction. You can find out more about my books here.
I’ve spent twenty years studying and working with wildlife, writing was a hobby I did on the side.
Now my two worlds have aligned and I get to WRITE about WILDLIFE!
Scroll down for a little bit more about me and my writing journey.
A bit more about Tina
Tina Strachan is an Australian children’s author whose debut middle-grade series will be published by HarperCollins Publishers. Book 1 of the series is due for release early 2025. Tina won first place in the 2022 CYA Aspiring author Young Adult category, judged by HarperCollins publisher, Lisa Berryman, and the 2024 CYA Published category, judged by Clare Hallifax from Walker Books.
When not indulging in her writing, Tina is working as a conservation officer, focussing her efforts on protecting native wildlife through research, monitoring, community education and mitigation of threats.
Tina lives on the Gold Coast in Queensland, with her husband, two boys and their cavoodle.
Extended bio
Tina Strachan is an Australian children’s author who enjoys writing all genres from picture books to young adult fiction.
Her debut middle-grade series is due for release early 2025 by HarperCollins Publishers.
Tina has always written stories for as long as she can remember. Tina’s writing has ebbed and flowed over the years, taking a back seat for some time while she focussed on her other passion—wildlife conservation.
Tina is an animal studies and environmental science graduate of University of Queensland and Central Queensland University, graduating with first class honours for her research on echidna behaviour. She has worked at several world renowned zoos and trained at industry leading establishments across the world. She has also trained as a wildlife vet nurse and still volunteers for her local wildlife rescue group.
Tina has spent the last ten years employed in the field of koala conservation, working towards a sustainable future for local koalas. This work includes research, community education, population monitoring, and development of on ground threat mitigation actions. Tina has also studied writing courses through Queensland Writers Centre, Australian Writers Centre, Curtis Brown Creative and The Loft Literary Centre.
Highlights of Tina’s writing career to date include winning the CYA Conference 2022 Young Adult Aspiring Authors section for an excerpt of her fiction manuscript The Existence of Us. This award, judged by Lisa Berryman from HarperCollins Publishers. Tina most recently won the Published category at the CYA conference 2024 for her middle grade manuscript, Unheard. This award was judged by Clare Hallifax from Walker Books.
When Tina isn’t writing, she’s enjoying yoga, reading books, drinking coffee, flipping through food magazines (and rarely cooking any of it), preparing for Christmas (no matter the time of year), caravanning near the beach, and home movie nights with her husband and two young boys.
Tina lives on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.
You can connect with Tina via her Contact page or email her directly at tina@tinastrachan.com.au. You can also follow her on Instagram and Facebook to find out more about her book news.. Don’t forget to sign up to her newsletter to keep up to date on book releases, events and anything else interesting she gets up to.
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