Renée McBryde is a writer, social worker, counsellor and mother of four young children. For more than 20 years Renée has worked with children and families in the community services sector, her passion being trauma-informed practice and healing to bring about change. Her first memoir, The House of Lies, was released in 2017, to critical acclaim, later being featured on Nine’s 60 Minutes and SBS’s Insight programs. With much anticipation Renée’s second memoir ‘Unravelling Us’ was published in 2022, receiving high praise and media attention.

Renée also writes short pieces and blogs for various publications and is now devoting her attention to writing fiction that reflects the unique life experiences of life in the middle of Australia.

Renée grew up in Sydney, but after years of travelling overseas, she has made her home living and working in Alice Springs where she loves nothing more than exploring the outback with her husband, kids and wonder dog August.