About the Author

Before retiring in 2006, Cheryl Taylor lectured in English and other literatures at James Cook University in Townsville. From 2008 to 2016 she lectured as an adjunct research fellow in the School of Humanities at Griffith University. She is a co-founder of the AustLit subset, Writing the Tropical North, and a recipient of the University of Queensland’s Fryer Library Award. In 2019 she and her husband, Norman, returned to Townsville to be near their son, Mike. She has edited books and published articles on Middle English, Medieval Latin and Australian literature. In 2017 she edited Thea Astley: Selected Poems for University of Queensland Press. Cheryl is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Centre for Arts, Society and Education at James Cook University, and a Reviews Editor for JASAL (Journal for the Study of Australian Literature).