Shaune’s father was an amateur astronomer and her eldest brother an avid science fiction reader, so perhaps it was inevitable that she developed an early enthusiasm for writing speculative fiction.
After obtaining a degree in geology from the University of Queensland, Shaune subsequently worked in geochemical laboratories, exploration companies, and, while living in the United States, at a multinational scientific institute involved in exploration beneath the ocean floors. A decade after returning to Australia, armed with a life-long addiction to SciFi and a broad scope of real-world research and editing experience, Shaune returned to her original passion, the writing of speculative fiction. Her short stories have appeared in AntipodeanSF, The Nautilus Engine, and Blue Crow Magazine.
‘Bus Stop on a Strange Loop’, Shaune’s first novel, was published by Winterbourne Publishing in July 2011 followed by 'Balanced in an Angel's Eye' in 2012.
Her third novel, 'Cold Faith', the first in The Safe Harbour Chronicle series, was released by Hague Publishing in May 2015 and 'Faithless', the second in the trilogy, in April 2017. 'The Unforgotten', the final instalment in The Safe Harbour Chronicle is scheduled for publication in 2019.
In 2018, 'Once a Dog', a furry fiction novel, was published by Jaffa Books; the novel has been nominated for a 2018 Ursa Major Award in the category of Best Novel.
Shaune lives in Brisbane with her research scientist husband, a slightly eccentric border collie and an extremely frenetic terrier.