Nore has a passion for words, stories and languages, and has always written.
She is a former diplomat, political advisor, press secretary and strategic
communications consultant.
At university, she
studied creative writing with Gail Jones and afterwards published several short
stories.
Her first novel, Gunfire Lullabies, tells the story of
East Timor’s independence ballot. It is inspired by her experiences working there
for the Australian Government and United Nations. Nore has begun two other
novels.
Her qualifications
include a Bachelor of Asian Studies and Master’s Degree in International
Relations. She is fluent in Indonesian and speaks reasonable French. She lives
in Sydney by the sea.