About Tara George: Children's Author and Writer
Tara George is a Children’s Author and Writer who enjoys reading and telling stories. She has always been an avid reader and quickly discovered the power within a story to entertain, enlighten, educate and generate empathy. She is passionate about sharing this discovery and the tools to unlock it.
She took the indirect route to writing, first completing undergraduate studies in Nursing and postgraduate studies in Midwifery. Her first published piece was a short story, The Joy of Autonomy, included in the anthology With Women. Midwives Experiences: from shift work to continuity of care, collated by David Vernon and published in 2007. As a writer, she writes and edits online courses for midwives and has written several pieces for the Australian Midwifery News.
Tara has written two early-reader chapter books about geocaching, set in local National Parks. As a result, her author appearances often include treasure hunts, QR codes and temporary geocaches. She also loves to talk about storytelling, reading and writing.
Tara was a judge for the annual Prospect Library Children's Writing Competition, a guest judge for the City of Charles Sturt mayoral make a book challenge and a reviewer for the Raising Literacy Big Book Club. You may also recognise her from the geocaching activity at the inaugural Adelaide Festival of Children’s Book.
She lives in South Australia with her husband and daughter. They enjoy going geocaching together as a family and exploring the beautiful and diverse Australian countryside. They have a quirky black spoodle who loves being the centre of attention and is eager to feature in a story.
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