Allayne L. Webster grew up in the coastal fishing town of Kingston South East in South Australia, and she now lives in Adelaide. She is the author of four novels for children and young adults, including Inky Award longlisted Our Little Secret and CBCA Notable Book Paper Planes. Allayne is a board member of the Salisbury Writers' Festival, as well as a member of the South Australian eKIDnas Authors' Network, the Society of Children's Authors and Illustrators (SCBWI) and the South Australian Writers Centre. She has been the recipient of three South Australian Arts Grants, including for the writing of The Centre of My Everything.