Debra Oswald is a writer for film, television, stage, radio and childrenís fiction. Her novels for teenagers include Getting Air and Blue Noise, and her childrenís novels include The Redback Leftovers, Me and Barry Terrific, The Return of the Baked Bean and The Fifth Quest. Her plays include Gary's House and Sweet Road, which were shortlisted for the NSW Premierís Award. Her best known play, Dags, has been performed in Britain and the United States. In 2008 Stories in the Dark won Best Play in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards. Debraís television credits include Police Rescue, Palace of Dreams, Bananas in Pyjamas and The Secret Life of Us. She is creator and head writer of the Channel 10 drama series Offspring, for which she won a NSW Premier's Literary Award in 2011. Debra lives in Sydney with her husband and two sons.
