Sally Murphy OAM is an Australian children's author and poet.

Her works include verse novels, picture books, and educational titles.

Sally Murphy was born in Perth, Western Australia, the youngest of six children, and grew up in the southwest town of Collie.

[1] From 2012 to 2013, she was sessional lecturer and learning advisor at Edith Cowan University.

[1] Since 2005 she has been a member of the Australia and New Zealand Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.