Colleen McCullough was born in western New South Wales in 1937. In 1974, her first novel. Tim, was published in New York, followed by the bestselling The Thorn Birds in 1977 and a string of successful novels. In 1980 she settled in Norfolk Island where she lived with her husband Ric Robinson. Since 2006 when …
Brett McBean was born and raised in Melbourne, he is a writer and musician. He has a degree in music and has played the drums in scores of bands ranging from rock to jazz to funk. Shortly after completing the music degree, he turned his attention towards writing. He is a member of the Australian …
Andrew Masterson is a journalist and author. An impressive array of awards for his work, he has twice won the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel, with The Last Days: The Apocryphon of Joe Panther (1998) and The Second Coming: The Passion of Joe Panther (2000). The Letter Girl (1999) was shortlisted for the …
Phillipa D. Martin has worked as a professional writer for nearly ten years. She developed a passion for crime writing from an early age and has a Bachelor of Behavioural Sciences with majors in psychology and criminology. Teamed with that is a Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Writing (creative writing). Her main focus was a series …
Archibald Edward Martin was born in South Australia and was widely travelled. He attended Prince Alfred College in Adelaide, and later worked for the Adelaide Critic, where he met C. J. Dennis. He managed vaudeville artists from prize fighters to freaks before returning to writing which was his first love. Stand AloneCommon People (1944)The Misplaced …
Peter Mapleson was born in 1961. He has worked as a musical director, conductor, repetiteur and musician on many major musicals such as Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Cats and Godspell that have been presented in Australia. He has also taught musical theatre performance and audition techniques to drama students. Peter was a regular …
Paul Mann was born and educated in England. He began his career as a journalist working for newspapers and magazines in London, New York, Montreal and Sydney. His first position was with the Evening Chronicle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK and he later became sub-editor at London’s Evening Standard. In 1982 Mann became an Australian citizen. He turned …
Shane Maloney is the author of the Murray Whelan series, comic thrillers that display delightful irony as well as political backstabbing and insightful commentary on everyday Australian life. The Brush-Off earned Maloney the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction and Stiff and The Brush-Off have been made into telemovies starring David Wenham in the …
Barry was born in Scotland, raised in London and now lives in Newcastle, Australia where he is a Professor of Architecture at the University of Newcastle. The Marx Sisters was shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey Award for best new fiction, The Malconenta won the inaugural Ned Kelly Award for best novel by an Australian …
Michael MacConnell was born in Australia and travels extensively to compile research for his novels. He has a degree from Sydney University, majoring in International Relations, History and Ancient History. He currently works in NSW state law enforcement. He is married and lives on the NSW Central Coast. Sarah Reilly seriesSarah Reilly is a rookie …