Judi has been a drama teacher for many years, teaching in schools and privately. She has been involved in theatre and performing arts most of her life, as a teacher, writer, director, actor and adjudicator. Writing for her students was a natural progression and something she loves doing. She lives in Hamilton with her husband Les. Her drama students, grandchildren and life, give her inspiration to write fun rhyming poems. Granny Does the Boogey was the runner up in the 2013 Playcentre National Children's Poetry Competition.