 She continued to write until her death, dying of cancer a few weeks after the publication of "After Cynthia", her last novel, in 2001.For most of her working life, teaching English and French, and making a living took priority and writing was done only in her spare time.Already established Australian writer Thea Astley, who taught with Witting at Cheltenham Girls High School, was impressed by one of her stories, "Goodbye, Ady, Goodbye, Joe", and encouraged her to submit it for publication.