When Betty Turned One Hundred

Debra Oswald is a two-time winner of the NSW Premier’s Literary Award and the creator/head writer of the first five seasons of the TV series Offspring. Her stage plays have been performed around the world. Debra has also written three Aussie Bite books for kids and six children’s novels, including The Redback Leftovers. Her first adult novel was Useful (2015) and her most recent is One Hundred Years of Betty. 

Helen Pitt is an award-winning Australian author and senior writer for The Sydney Morning Herald. Known for her in-depth cultural reporting, she authored The House, a well-researched account of the construction and history of the Sydney Opera House. She has also contributed to various international outlets and spent several years reporting for Euronews in France.