[1] She obtained a degree in history and a diploma in education at University of Western Australia and has taught English in Australia, Vienna, Tunisia and Malaysia.

Since 2013 she has lived in Mandurah, Western Australia with her husband, who works with the United Nations, and two children.

[1][2] Larke's first novel, Havenstar was published in 1998 by Virgin Worlds in the UK under her married name of Glenda Noramly.

[5] The Isles of Glory was shortly followed by Larke's second trilogy The Mirage Makers.

The Watergivers (The Stormlord Trilogy) won the Sara Douglass Book Series Award in 2015.