Cas McFarlane is an experienced writer whose work reflects the lives of those within the landscapes of Australian cities, coastal towns, and the countryside. Graduating from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Arts and Education, Cas was a teacher of English, German, Scripture, History and Latin, in Melbourne and Ballarat; she was also employed as a feature writer for The Age and the Melbourne Weekly. McFarlane’s short stories have won several awards in New Zealand and Australia, and have appeared in Quadrant, Australian Short Stories, and in Antipodes. In her spare time, Cas leads a quiet life on her small farm in rural Bellarine, close to family, where she grows her own produce, tends to her cows, listens to music, and writes.
