Mary-Rose MacColl is an Australian writer whose first novel, No Safe Place, was runner-up in the 1995 Australian Vogel literary award. Her first non-fiction book, The Birth Wars, was a finalist in the 2009 Walkley Awards. MacColl holds degrees in journalism and creative writing and lives between Brisbane, Australia and Banff, Canada with her husband …
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Zane Lovitt was a documentary filmmaker before turning his hand to crime fiction, and his stories have since appeared in Scribe’s New Australian Stories 2 and in the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. ‘Leaving the Fountainhead’ won the SD Harvey Short Story Award at the 2010 Ned Kelly Awards for Australian crime fiction. Zane lives in …
Gabrielle Lord was born in Sydney in 1946. After studying at Armidale Univeristy she worked variously as a saleswoman, teacher and fruit-picker, and spent nine years with the Commonwealth Employment Service as an employment officer. Her first novel Fortress has been made into a feature film starring Rachel Ward and Whipping Boy has been made …
Randall has been writing for over 10 years and has produced three hard-hitting crime novels.His second novel Static was shortlisted for Best Novel in the 2005 Ned Kelly Awards.He is currently studying a BA with a double major in writing. Morton and Gardner seriesPolice detectives John Morton and Regina Gardner on the streets of Sydney, …
Martin Long’s career has reflected his two main interests – writing and music. He studied at the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music and the University of Sydney before becoming a journalist – a music and film critic, feature writer, features editor and leader writer. Gaslight Series The Gaslight Mystery series featuring Wellington Cotter, a …
Based in Perth, Livings has been writing short stories for a variety of publications since 1990. Along the way he has picked up nominations for both the Ditmar and Aurealis awards. Martin reluctantly works in IT during the day to pay the bills, and at night dreams of fame and fortune. Stand AloneCarnies (2006)
Stuart Littlemore is a barrister who used to work as a journalist and as a TV presenter, possibly best known for his work on the ABC show Media Watch. Before he turned to writing fiction Stuart published a book titled The Media and Me in 1996. As a crime author he has put his vast …
British-born Tobsha Learner came to Australia at the age of nineteen and remained for sixteen years before moving to the USA. Her stage plays have been produced extensively in Australia and Europe and have been commended in international awards. She has also written radio plays and film scripts. She won the 1993 Western Australian Premier’s …
L.A. Larkin not only spends her time writing thrillers of outstanding quality, she also works for one of the leading climate change consultancies in Australia. Larkin studied literature at the University of London where she graduated with honours. Upon discovering Sydney she emigrated to Australia in 1998 where she now lives with her Australian husband. …