Sally Jane Smith has lived on five continents and visited thirty-four countries, but she gives credit to Greece for turning her into a writer. She has worked in museums, universities, a language institute, a residence for people with disabilities, an art gallery, a primary school and a wildlife park. She also co-hosts two book clubs and assists the organisers of a biennial book-themed convention. She is currently based in Australia.

In 2006, the bus on which she was travelling through Sri Lanka suffered a head-on collision, breaking both her body and her spirit. A decade on, she journeyed to Greece in a quest to recover her wanderlust – and proved it is possible for an out-of-shape, middle-aged woman on a budget, equipped only with a guidebook and her mother’s 1978 travel diary, to experience a life-changing adventure. This is the story that became the ‘Packing for Greece’ series.

Sally's debut, Unpacking for Greece, was named a ‘Reading Greece Book of the Month’ by Greek News Agenda, a Greek government website, and won first prize in the Greek-Australian Cultural League’s 2024 Book Award for Prose in English. The sequel, Repacking for Greece, was shortlisted for a Society of Women Writers NSW book award. Her bylines include Gulf News, TripFiction, Women’s Ink!, Brevity Blog and JourneyWoman.

Connect with Sally on social media as @JourneysInPages or find out more at www.SallyJaneSmith.com