Ali Whitelock is a Scottish poet and writer living on the south coast of Sydney with her French chain-smoking husband.

She has published 3 poetry collections, the lactic acid in the calves of your despair (long-listed for the Australian Literature Society Gold Medal in 2021) and and my heart crumples like a coke can. Her 3rd collection, a brief letter to the sea about a couple of things was released in May 2023 by Wakefield Press. Available here. Her memoir, poking seaweed with a stick and running away from the smell was published to critical acclaim both here in Australia and in the UK. She spends her time writing and staring out the window.