Dr Danielle Wood completed her PhD at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia. Her thesis included the novel The Alphabet of Light and Dark, which won The Australian/Vogel Literary Award in 2002 and the Dobbie Literary Award in 2004. Her works include Rosie Little's Cautionary Tales for Girls, Mothers Grimm and Housewife Superstar: The Very Best of Marjorie Bligh. Dr Wood has collaborated with fellow Tasmanian writer Heather Rose, under the pen name 'Angelica Banks', to produce a trilogy of adventure stories featuring a young writer, Tuesday McGillycuddy. Finding Serendipity, A Week Without Tuesday and Blueberry Pancakes Forever have been published in Australia, Germany and the USA.