AustLit

'Sheila Murphy was reared in the community of the University of Notre Dame, in South Bend, Indiana USA. Much of her formal education was in the State of Michigan, followed by additional learning in Arizona. She has lived all of her adult life, since age 25, in the greater Phoenix, Arizona area.

'Murphy has strong ties to Australia, with family in the Sydney area, as well as a personal interest in Tasmania. She performed her poetry at the Brisbane Writers Festival in 1999 and has visited Australia on many other occasions.' (Source: http://rochfordstreetreview.com/2015/03/30/motion-juncture-sheila-murphy/ )