Short and Scary

Following on from the success of Short, Short and Scary features short stories and artworks from established and emerging Australian authors and illustrators. Contributors include Shaun Tan, Andy Griffiths, Carole Wilkinson, Sally Rippin, Lili Wilkinson, Terry Denton, and many others.

About The Author

Karen Tayleur lives in the hills of the Dandenong Ranges with her husband and two kids who always leave their homework to the last minute. As well as being expert at year seven German and Chinese and holding down a four-day-a-week job, she is a writer.

Her kids have helped her tap back into school-age politics; back to a time when there was always a Rose Thornton ready to rain on everybody's parade. When there was always a school bully, a cranky neighbour and an annoying sibling to contend with.

As a child, Karen was a constant audience for her father's boyhood recollections. His stories have grown larger than life over the years. She's not saying he is a liar. But he has been known to bend the truth.