Ailsa Wild was a professional acrobat and whip-cracker who
ran away from the circus to become a writer. She is now an author,
performer and creative facilitator with a history of deep
collaboration.
Ailsa’s work has appeared in Meanjin, The Monthly, ABC
online and #MeToo: Stories from the Australian movement. Ailsa
has also written two junior fiction series: Squishy
Taylor and The Naughtiest Pixie (Hardie Grant
Children’s Publishing). She is the lead writer of Small Friends
Books (CSIRO Publishing), where she works with microbiologists,
virologists and other scientists to translate complex science into
narrative picture books. Of these, Zobi and the Zoox was the
first children’s book to win the Royal Zoological Society of NSW
Whitely Medal, and the YA graphic novel The Invisible
War was a CBCA notable and won several awards including Most
Underrated Book Award.
'This book has single-handedly restored my faith in humanity.
Offering a rare and thrilling glimpse into the life of a frontline
healthcare worker during the COVID-19 Pandemic, The Care
Factor is full to bursting with spirit, guts, empathy and
love. It humbled and moved me in so many ways. I can’t recommend it
enough!' – Emily Bitto, author of Stella Prize winning
novel The Strays
'vivid and disturbing, though ultimately life-affirming
... provides a piercing insight into just how more complicated
and fraught all aspects of modern healthcare have become
... for professionals and patients alike.' – Simon Caterson,
The Australian
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