Van Badham is an internationally award-winning writer, activist and occasional broadcaster, whose essays, fiction and criticism have appeared in numerous publications and whose plays have been staged all over the world. She began a weekly column in Guardian Australia in 2013 and appears regularly on television. Her published books include the plays Muff and The Bull, The Moon and the Coronet of Stars, the YA novel Burnt Snow, and several essays and poetry. She tweets at @vanbadham.