Penny Haw was a journalist before turning to fiction. She had such fun writing her “gateway novel”—Nicko, an animal story for children—she continued. Her adult novel, The Wilderness Between Us, won the 2022 WFWA Star Award. Since then, she’s published biographical historical with Sourcebooks Landmark, including The Invincible Miss Cust (2022), The Woman at the Wheel (2023), Follow Me to Africa (2025), and The Woman and Her Stars (coming in 2026). Her stories feature remarkable women and illustrate her love for nature and animals. Penny won the 2024 Philida Literary Award. She lives in Hout Bay near Cape Town, South Africa with her husband and three dogs, all of whom are well-walked.
Penny Haw 
