Sophie Cunningham has worked as an editor and publisher at McPhee Gribble, Penguin Books, Allen & Unwin, Lonely Planet and Meanjin. She established the Faber Writing Academy’s Melbourne chapter in 2011, has taught in the WAN stream with Emily Bitto and Miles Allinson and taught Writing True Stories online in 2025. She has written ten books and edited one. The most recent of those are This Devastating Fever (Ultimo Press), Mango and Hopscotch – the Inspiring Story of a Brave Kangaroo and Her Joey Rescued from Floodwaters (Albert Street Books) and City of Trees (Text Publishing). She is currently working on her next novel, The Whole Earth Catalogue, and a memoir/writing guide, How to Write a Life. A Member of the Order of Australia for her contributions to literature, Sophie is a director of the Australian Society of Authors and the Copyright Agency and the recipient of Dahl Fellowship, 2026.