Miriam Verbeek is a versatile and Dynamic writer, academic editor, and scholar with several degrees, including a BA in Secretarial Studies, an MBA, a PhD in Management Ethics, and graduate diplomas in Foreign Affairs and Editing.

She lives in Canberra, Australia, with her partner, two dogs and abundant wildlife in nearby bushland.

For the past ten years or so, Miriam has turned her lifelong ambition to write fiction into stories that turn everyday 'noise' into accessible 'knowledge'. The hooks in her stories are adventures and relatable characters. The 'information' in her stories is events that readers can recognise, presented in a way that shows their relevance to everyday issues.

In the Songs of Si'Empra series, she explored the importance of cultural disruption and environmental neglect to the stability of society. In the Saskia van Essen series, she explores crimes that are often hidden but have a greater impact on society than the usual themes of murder and serial killers.

Miriam's working life began as a global traveller, accepting almost any job that would give her the funds to buy food and accommodation for the day and to save for the next destination. She has worked as a fruit picker, a factory worker, a child-minder, a housekeeper, a house cleaner, a laundromat attendant, a switchboard operator and an office worker. She also learnt how to sleep rough (and would rather not). During her travels, she has lived in Europe and Canada, spent extensive periods in South America and the USA, and visited many other countries/places around the world. Exploring the world's varied environments and connecting with the diverse cultures that inhabit the planet remain her passions.

Starting a family somewhat curtailed her wanderlust but brought other rewards. Years of university study led to interesting assignments as a management consultant, university lecturer, leader of environmental groups, and, currently, academic editor of works as diverse as environmental issues connected with the music industry, institutional law, cultural wars in China and African nations, to vaccine denial, to research proposals … and more.