Jennifer Cook is an author of books for children and young adults. Born and bred in Melbourne, Victoria, she fell in love with myths, fables and fairy tales from a young age.

She has written two young adult novels based on ancient Greek Mythology. But rather than a simple retelling Jennifer delights in looking behind the myth to reveal her own tale.

"Ariadne: The Maiden and the Minotaur" and "Persephone: Secrets of a Teenage Goddess" take the reader on a journey to a time that may or may not have existed to meet characters that have their own powerful story to tell.

Jennifer Cook has a picture book - 'The Screaming Irrits' being illustrated by artist Warren Crossett which is due to be published by Lothian books, Hachette Livre (Lothian books) sometime next year. You can view some of Warren's illustrations at at Illustrators Australia.

When she isn't agonising over her next book Jennifer is a freelance journalist and mother of three children who likes to pretend she is a rockstar when she thinks no-one is looking. Thankfully she lives in a house surrounded by gumtrees and tolerant neighbours. Otherwise she can be found doing canteen, kinder duty or ferrying her kids to ballet, swimming or basketball.