Erin is a practising Teacher Librarian and owner of The Kids' Bookshop. Throughout her career Erin has been a judge for the Children’s Book Council Awards, the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards, the Australian Book Industry Awards and the Prime Minister's Awards. She has been the manager of the Education Sales and Marketing Department at Penguin Books, a member of the Melbourne Writers’ Festival Board, a part of the Victorian Children's Book Council committee, is a regular reviewer for Books + Publishing and is a contributor to The Kids’ Reading Guide.