Steph McCarthy has been writing for the screen, stage, page, and radio for more than 50 years, winning awards across the media spectrum. She has served as Script Assessor for the South Australian Film Corporation and the Australia Council. An editor and creative writing tutor, she has engaged students and adults in the creative writing process, and in more recent years has been a guest speaker, delighting groups of all ages with her biography, Tom Price – from Stonecutter to Premier. Her autobiographical exposé of Ferdinand Marcos Sr., The Tyrant & The Teen, set in 1968 Philippines, has waited for the perfect moment in history for its publication.