Geoff Bebb is well known around the world for the mining and environment software product SURPAC, which he originally wrote and marketed internationally. The software, which has been sold in 84 countries, has exposed Geoff to a wide range of people, places and experiences. His first adult novel “Fragments”, co-authored with his partner Michelle Denise, is based upon a number of these experiences.

Michelle Denise (Sorrell, nee Meyer) is a Swiss/Australian, who migrated to Sydney in 1958. Michelle is a primary school teacher with 32 years of experience around Australia. Many of the adult-child transactions in this book reflect that experience.

Geoff is an experienced author. He started writing poetry while working as a surveyor at the Woomera Rocket Range in the mid 1960’s. His poetry, which captured the trials and tribulations of working in the desert, was published in various surveying magazines throughout the 1970’s and 80’s. In 1991, under pressure from family and colleagues, he published, “All the Rest is All OK” – a collection of poems from the previous 24 years. The book sold 4000 copies in Australia, UK, Germany and Austria.

Michelle’s first foray into writing was in 1986 with her bilingual “Mimi Adventure Books” for teaching LOTE to primary students in Western Australia. A French Government scholarship to study in France at the Centre Linguistique Appliquée, Besançon in 1992 led her to develop further booklets. A move to Victoria in 1994 created the opportunity to teach and organise language / art exchange programs between schools in Melbourne and France. She also joined a working party to develop and publish a French/Art language kit (Bleu, Blanc, Rouge) for the National Gallery and the Ministry of Education in Victoria.

Michelle and Geoff met in Western Australia where they collaborated on their first joint work “The Purple Pooze”, which is a children’s environmental book, published by Kreative Image Technology (KIT) in South Perth. This book was sold to local libraries and schools throughout WA as well as in the UK, Canada, Switzerland and France. In 2000 Michelle and Geoff travelled to France to work with French school students in Besançon, using the book as a tool to enhance environmental awareness.

In 1999, they joined the WA Bush Poets and Yarn Spinners Association, where they became co-editors of the Association’s magazine. Their membership triggered many new poems, which found their way into the books “G’Day (Geoff)”, and “Fun Fur and Feathers” (Michelle) published by KIT. These books are already into their third printing. They have been sold to individuals, clubs and libraries in Australia , Canada, the UK and Switzerland.