Spirit of the Crocodile

About the Author

Aaron Fa'Aoso is a Torres Strait Islander film producer, director, screenwriter and actor. In 2022 he published his memoir, called So Far So Good. Aaron is on the board of SBS and of Screen Queensland, and was the proud co-chair of the Queensland Government's Interim Truth and Treaty Body. He holds a Masters Degree of Screen Business and Leadership, from the Australian Film Television and Radio School. He is known for his roles in RAN: Remote Area Nurse, East West 101, The Straits and Black Comedy, and as the presenter of Strait to the Plate and Going Places with Ernie Dingo. Aaron is the founder and Managing Director of film and television production company, Lone Star, whose many outputs include the documentary series Blue Water Empire, about the history of the Torres Strait Islands.

Michelle Scott Tucker is the author of Elizabeth Macarthur: A Life at the Edge of the World - a biography of the woman who established the Australian wool industry (although her husband received all the credit). Elizabeth Macarthur was shortlisted for the 2019 NSW State Library Ashurst Business Literature Prize and the 2019 CHASS Australia Book Prize. Michelle is the co-writer of Aaron Fa'Aoso's memoir So Far, So Good. She is currently working on a biography of Louisa Lawson, to be released in 2027.

Consultant editor Lyn White has extensive experience as a primary school teacher-librarian and EAL teacher, and in 2010 completed postgraduate studies in Editing and Communications at the University of Melbourne. Lyn is passionate about children's literature and has great expertise in engaging students and teachers with quality texts. Her work with refugee children motivated her to create the acclaimed Through My Eyes series of books set in contemporary war zones. Lyn went on to create and edit the Through My Eyes - Natural Disaster Zones series set around international and Australian disasters. The novels pay tribute to the courage and resilience of children who are often the most vulnerable in post-disaster situations. Lyn is a conference presenter, runs workshops based on the Through My Eyes texts and has written several articles for teacher-association journals and children's literature magazines.