Originally from the United States, Laurie now calls the Northern Rivers of coastal New South Wales, Australia, home. She lives in a small town alongside the Clarence River with her three dogs, Maine Coon cat, and a cheeky Stockhorse named Harry.

As a member of a local wildlife rescue organization, she is active in preserving her town’s population of endangered koalas, which often-times finds her face-to-face with sick and very cranky animals. Laurie also heads her region’s Emergency Response Team, which conducts searches and performs triage for wildlife during emergencies such as bushfires and floods, as well as heat events, which adversely affect bats and flying foxes. Thankfully she’s retired from the workforce. 

In addition to the works published under Laurie Salzler, she has also co-authored two books under the pen name of Laurie Eichler.