One Day Soon

About the Author

Cristy Burne is an award-winning, internationally published Australian author working on the intersection of story, science, technology and creativity. Cristy is a trained scientist and has worked for 20 years as a science communicator, including at CERN (home of the Large Hadron Collider!), at Questacon (as part of a science circus!), and as editor of CSIRO's Scientriffic magazine. She has also worked as a garbage analyst, a teacher and as Santa's pixie. Plus, she has bungee jumped, skydived, camel trekked and exploded sewage on her neighbour (accidentally, she swears it). Cristy writes books brimming with her love for all things science, adventure and creativity. Her work has been shortlisted for the WA Premier's Book Awards and the Wilderness Society's Environment Award, won the WA Young Readers Book Award, and been recognised as Notable by the Children's Book Council of the Australia. Cristy is the author of junior fiction favourites To the Lighthouse, Beneath the Trees, and Off the Track, and co-author of A New World Rises- Tales of a LEGO Future (all Fremantle Press). Her other titles include Suzy Urbaniak- Volcano hunter and steam warrior, the Wednesday Weeks series and the Ultra Violet graphic novel series. Cristy is an exciting and inspiring presenter specialised in combining science with creativity. Expect the unexpected! Safety goggles advised.