Thalia Henry lives in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Inspired by the landscapes of the rugged South Island high country, where she spent time as a teenager learning to glide with her late father, Terry, "Beneath Pale Water" is her debut novel. The manuscript comes from a play, "Powdered Milk," which she wrote in 2008 and presented at the Dunedin Write Out Loud Festival. "Beneath Pale Water" was awarded a gold award in the 2018 IPPY competition - Australia/New Zealand Best Regional Fiction category.

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Thalia's recent publications include a short story, "Nigella" (2024), in the Botanical Short Stories collection by The History Press, UK; a narrative poem in "More than a Roof" (2023), an anthology by Landing Press, described as an eclectic story about home, and a reflection about freedom in the Cloud Ink Press Covid-19 themed anthology, "Fresh Ink: A Collection of Voices from Aotearoa" (2021). 

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Currently, Thalia is writing her second novel manuscript, "Sorry Rock," set against the backdrop of Te Henga (Bethells Beach) and the Northern Territory of Australia.