Paula Peeters (Paperbark Writer)

Dr Paula Peeters has a PhD in Ecology and Evolution, taught Zoology and Botany for several years at tertiary level, and worked in wildlife conservation for 13 years. She now combines science, art and writing to celebrate Australian nature, and teaches nature journaling to help people to connect more closely to nature, and improve their understanding of the Australian biota. Paula has been teaching nature journaling for the last 7 years, to a wide variety of groups and organizations, and has published 3 books on nature journaling: Make a Date with Nature: An introduction to nature journaling (2016), Take this Book for a Walk: A step-by-step guide to nature journaling (2020) and A walk in the mountain forests: My nature journal of Binna Burra, Beechmont and beyond (2023). Paula's other books include 6 detailed colouring books about Australian threatened species and ecosystems, and Stories from the Wildworld (2018), aimed at readers 8 years and up. Paula's illustrations also appear on a range of products available from her website and Redbubble store.