The Mother of All Calamities, will be published on 3 March, 2026 with Allen and Unwin.
About
Lisa is a Naarm/Melbourne based actor, voice artist, and writer. She trained in theatre at Melbourne University and Lecoq International School, in Paris. She moved to London to build a performing arts career with West End roles (e.g. The BFG at The London Playhouse) and UK regional theatre (including Johnno, Beauty and the Beast, and Soho Theatre (Meeting Myself Coming Back).
She has an extensive voice portfolio—voicing Tara in Nine Network’s The Skinner Boys, Elle Pendergast with Adam Hills in The Thunderbirds, and multiple characters in Kuku Harijuku—and is represented by top agencies Sue Terry Voices (UK) and EM Voices (Australia).
In 2019, Lisa turned to writing, commencing an RMIT Professional Writing and Editing degree and published her first short story during her studies in 2020. Her award-winning fiction includes second place in the Furphy Literary Award (‘The Game’), finalist recognition from the Hunter’s Writer’s Centre (‘The Roundabout’), and second prize at the Australian Short Story Festival, plus shortlistings for the Peter Carey Award (Newton’s Cradle) and Stringybark (Highly Flammable). In 2024 she secured a publishing contract with Allen & Unwin for a two‑book deal.
A relatable, humorous and heartfelt take on contemporary parenting culture, exposing the cracks behind the Instagram gloss
In Greengully, the perfect suburb with perfect parents, nothing is quite as it seems. Chrissy, the teacher who always has the answers, can’t understand why her clueless male colleague just scored the job she deserved. Jenny, the perennial class mum, is desperate to hide her son’s escalating behaviour from the other parents. Estelle insists her daughter Harmony is a delight-despite mounting evidence to the contrary. And Viv, the quiet one, carries a secret so dark it could destroy everything she loves. As friendships strain and facades crack, the Greengully school year exposes the lies we tell ourselves and the masks we wear for others.
Lisa Moule 