Leni Shilton is a writer and educator who lived in Mparntwe |Alice Springs in central Australia for 38 years. Her work over many years included bush nursing, prison education, tertiary education, and in domestic violence community development work. Her poetry and academic writing have been anthologised in Australia and internationally and her poetry regularly appears in literary journals. In her award-winning books ‘Walking with camels’ and ‘Malcolm’,  she offers a dynamic and innovating way to explore stories in verse. Her writing focuses on the power of landscape and place in poetry, giving voice to the unheard, the silenced, and exploring issues of mental health and depression. Her literary and professional careers have coalesced with a focus on supporting and enabling people to tell their stories. She writes about the loss of voice and being heard. Her poetry explores the intersection of language, place and belonging. Sher now lives in central Victoria on Dja Dja Wurrung country.