Vashti was born in Sydney and was brought up by grandparents, both of whom told wonderful stories. So Vashti grew up wanting to tell stories, too. Her first poem appeared in her school magazine, when she was 8, and since then she's had over 60 adult short stories and twenty children's books published.
Scholastic titles include Plagues and Federation: The Diary of Kitty Barnes, 1900, one of the first in the My Australian Story series (2000), and Archer's Melbourne Cup: The Diary of Robby Jenkins, 1861 (2007). Other books are Lulubelle and Her Bones, a tale of two dogs, and Breakfast with Buddha, a picture book with Gaye Chapman, about a cat with a big ego.
Vashti has had three historical novels published, as well as fantasy and humour. Her nonfiction books are Walers Go to War, about the horses that went to the Boer and First World wars, and Feathered Soldiers: An Illustrated History of Australia's Wartime Messenger Pigeons, co-written with Mary Small.
Vashti's hobbies are reading, theatre and films. She's married, with three adult children, and has four grandchildren, all of whom want books written for them.
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