Teri Galea-Thorne was born in Sydney, Australia, but raised in Townsville, North Queensland. She graduated from James Cook University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in English. Teri has worked in a various industries, notably insurance, and currently works in a warehouse distributing bread products. Her experiences have granted her a point of view on life she believes most would not know or understand. Writing has always been her muse and solace, although until now she has never been published. Most of her more than twenty manuscripts are science-fiction.fantasy. In 2014, she undertook a course in scriptwriting and has had a few plays produced in Townsville since 2015, including three major productions. A recent play has been accepted in a workshopping competition. She still lives in Townsville with her mother and Cardigan Welsh corgi, Princess.