Lawrence Hill’s book Someone Knows My Name won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2008 award. It is called The Book of Negroes in Canada and it is about the history of slavery. It follows African slaves from Africa to America and delves into the struggles for the character Aminato Diallo. Although
Jackie French has been writing for over 17 years and has had 132 of her books published. She wrote her first children’s book called Rainstones in 1991 while she was living in a shed. She said it was probably the messiest manuscript that Angus and Robertson has ever received (and
Bronwyn Parry was awarded the prestigious Golden Heart Award in July 2007 for her romantic suspense manuscript which has now been published as the book As Darkness Falls just out in Australian bookshops. She holds an Honours degree in social history and English and has worked in HR in a
Alan Sunderland is a television journalist and a children’s author. He has written three books about a rat called Inspector Octavius O’Malley. His third book in the series has just been released called Octavius O’Malley and the Mystery of the Criminal Cats. Alan has also written Refugee – The Diary
Kate Mosse is the author of the bestselling book Labyrinth – a book about archaeology, love and mystery set in contemporary and medieval France. It’s about Alais and Alice whose destinies are linked. Kate has just completed Sepulchre – another book set in modern and medieval France, which links her
Fiona McIntosh was born in Sussex, England and spent her childhood travelling with her parents between England and Africa. Fiona’s latest book is Royal Exile, the first book in the Valisar series. She has written three books in the Percheron series, Odalisque, Emissary and Goddess and three books in The
Hannah Tinti was born and lives in Salem, Massachusetts. She has just released The Good Thief which is a novel about Ren, an orphan who is 12. The story is set in New England and it was inspired by resurrection men – grave robbers in the 1800s. After meeting Benjamin,
Nick Earls has written 5 adult novels, 5 young adult novels and 2 collections of short stories. His books ZigZag Street, Bachelor Kisses, World of Chickens, and Perfect Skin, are about men – men who can’t commit – men who are bachelors. Then the men get older, fall in and
Gabrielle Lord has written 15 books as well as a 12-volume thriller series for young adults. She started writing seriously at the age of 30 and resigned from her position as Employment Officer in the Public Service after her third book Fortress. It was picked up internationally and made into
Sandra Hall is a journalist who is well known for her film reviews for The Sydney Morning Herald. In 2006 Sandra’s novel, Beyond the Break was published. It was long-listed for the 2007 Miles Franklin Literary Award. She has also written books on Australian television – Supertoy and Turning on,
David Rollins is an Australian author whose books mix crime, politics, terrorism, action adventure, flying and war. His books have been reviewed as incredibly dramatic blockbusters. He has written five books which involve corruption, special agents and serial killers and David has been hailed as the next Tom Clancy. After
Ber Carroll is the author of three books, Just Business, Executive Affair and her latest novel High Potential. All three books are considered chick lit for the working girl and they all focus on aspects of work, balancing work life and falling in/out of love at work. Ber came to
Kate Forsyth is the award-winning author of more than twenty books for both children and adults, which have been sold in more than ten countries round the world, including Russia, Germany, Italy, Spain and Japan. Her first novel Dragonclaw was named one of the Best First Novels of 1998 by
Michael Whelan is the author of The Other Country, a book about his son’s autism. He gave up his job to care for his son and made a discovery not only about his son, but about his family and himself along the way. His son Charlie is now an independent,
Timothy Ferriss is author of The 4-Hour Work Week – a book that debuted on The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal bestseller lists, has been published in 31 countries so far and made headlines around the world. Apart from being a major publishing success, The 4-Hour Work
Pamela Freeman is an award-winning author and one of our creative writing teachers here at the Australian Writers’ Centre. Pamela is author of 19 books and her most recent, Blood Ties, is an epic fantasy and originally started as the thesis for her doctorate in creative arts. It’s the first
Libby Gleeson is the award-winning author of more than 30 books for children and teenagers. Her latest young adult release, Mahtab’s Story, was published in 2008 and was launched at Auburn Library by the Governor of NSW, Professor Marie Bashir. Her books for teenagers include Eleanor, Elizabeth, I Am Susannah,
Tristan Bancks is the author of many children and teen books, and has been an actor and filmmaker. After two years on iconic Australian TV series Home and Away, and various television and film gigs, he entered the world of writing full-time in 1999. His latest book, Mac Slater Coolhunter
Anna Fienberg has written many award-winning picture books, short stories and junior novels including Ariel, Zed and the Secret of Life, The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels and more recently the Tashi series. Nearly all of Anna’s books have been listed as Notable Books by the Children’s Book Council of
Garth Nix’s books have sold more than 4.5 million copies around the world and his work has been translated into 36 languages. His latest novel is Superior Saturday, the sixth book in The Keys to the Kingdom series that began with Mister Monday, a Children’s Book Council of Australia Honour
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