Writer. Baker. Green thumb.
These three words just about sum me up. Sure, we can add bestselling author, proud mother, lifelong bookworm, sewer and recovering owner builder to the list, but when I have free time, and I'm not off adventuring with my family, these are the top three things that make me smile.
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'The beautiful thing about Maya Linnell's books is that they really do transport you into rural life... Bottlebrush Creek has an extremely authentic feel and the author's lived experience of what she writes really shines through' Bestselling author, Cassie Hamer
A few fun facts
1. My lucky number is 3
2. My name is pronounced May-ah
Linn - Elle
3. I have sneaky blocks of chocolate hidden all across the house
4. I always have a book (or three) on the go
5. My lifelong dream to become an author came true in 2019 and I couldn’t wish for a better job than telling the stories of rural Australia
6. I love baking (especially sweet stuff), gardening (particularly dahlias), sewing (skirts, aprons and bags) and writing (rural romance)
7. My sense of direction is quite unreliable, and multi-floor car parks centres are my kryptonite
'Maya Linnell tells a good yarn'
Ruth Magazine, Queensland CWA
Official bio
From country show baking to raising orphaned lambs, bestselling rural fiction author, Maya Linnell gathers inspiration from her rural upbringing and the small communities she has always lived in and loved. Wallaby Lane is her sixth novel, following Kookaburra Cottage, Paperbark Hill, Magpie’s Bend, Bottlebrush Creek and Wildflower Ridge.
A former country journalist and radio host, Maya is a newly-minted Queenslander who lives in the Darling Downs region with her family. She writes to a sound track of kookaburras and relies on copious amounts of tea, chocolate and homemade biscuits to fuel her days at the keyboard. Follow her on Instagram or Facebook @maya.linnell.writes
