Judy Rankin
Judy has been writing and journaling for as long as she can remember! However, it wasn't until 2014 that she stopped saying, "One day I'll write a book..." and actually did it. Since her debut, Judy has been published in several magazines, anthologies, and journals in Australia and the US. When not writing stories, Judy runs a financial administration business, Surf Coast Support, looking after the funding for NDIS participants. She also acts as a publishing consultant for indie authors through her business, Jaymah and offers indie authors a place to promote and sell their books through an online bookstore.
Judy calls Torquay, Victoria, home after reconnecting with and marrying her high school sweetheart after 40 years. She enjoys swimming at dawn and travelling and is currently completing a creative-practice PhD in Communication and Media through RMIT.
Awards - Geelong Writers Finest 500 - second place 2022.
Multiple genres
Gilderoy (2024) by Sage Quinn,
The Land of Giant Pineapples (2022),
Catelina (2017),
It’s [Not] All About Liz! (2014).
Gilderoy - Charlie Dixon is a down-to-earth, good guy who wants little more than a simple life. But when he loses his wife and child as the result of a bungled home invasion, Charlie rebuilds his existence. When his wife Myra returns, after being missing for five years, Charlie must choose between the new woman in his life and the mother of his deceased daughter.
The Land of Giant Pineapples - Eleven-year-old Shayla will have to join forces with an Aboriginal wizard (she doesn’t know exists), use powers (she doesn’t know she has), and enter a world (she doesn’t think is real) in order to rescue her fifteen-year-old sister, Willow.
Catelina - Catelina Marés, a stubborn, beautiful and fiercely proud Catalan woman, must fight for all she loves and cries out for while the twists of history and fate intervene. Will she keep what her heart holds dear? And what of her childhood friend, grown into a man who chooses to put his country before all else? Will Mateo Amador lose everything and everyone he values to do his duty for his people?
It’s [Not] All About Liz examines relationships and how individuals respond when tested. The message being shared is one of strength and courage through testing times, validating how caregivers - family members and friends - are all affected by a life-threatening illness through themes of hope, love and courage.
