Rita Bennet was born in 1959. She spent her earliest childhood on the Bay of Bengal as her parents were working as missionaries in India at that time. During the time of her school days and her youth she grew up in an educational environment as her father taught English and religion at a college of education. 

                      Rita has always had a fascination for stories, but it was not until her late twenties that she really began writing. For many years she did not publish anything. Instead she enjoyed what she calls a "secret writing life" besides her regular job as an English teacher at a comprehensive school.

The target group for Rita's writings ranges from very small children to adults.

                      Rita is still working as a teacher, but today she teaches English at an Adult Education Centre.