Tony Berry has worked as a journalist in the UK and Australia working at a range of publications from local weekly newspapers to major metropolitan dailies such as the Sunday Herald, the Sun and the Herald Sun before he turned his hand to novel writing. Done Deal was short listed for the 2007 NSW Genre …
Travis Berketa was born in Melbourne in 1976. At high school he enjoyed writing and drawing, which lead him to focus on comics rather than his school work. He is currently a primary teacher at Stawell West Primary and writes during his spare time. He has begun a multitude of stories from various genres. Dark …
Diane Bell was a professor of anthropology and women’s studies at George Washington University until 2004. She is the author of Daughters of the Dreaming, Gendered Fields, Generations: Grandmothers, Mothers and Daughters, and Ngarrindjeri Wurruwarrin: A World That Is, Was, and Will Be. Stand AloneEvil (2005)
AA Bell writes mysteries that also cross over into the fantasy genre. Her debut thriller DIAMOND EYES was Highly Commended in the 2008 FAW Jim Hamilton Award, and both it and its sequel HINDSIGHT won the prestigious Norma K Hemming in consecutive years (2011 and 2012). She lives near Brisbane. Mira Chambers seriesThis is a …
Jean Bedford was born in England and came to Australia as an infant. She grew up in country Victoria. graduated in Arts at Monash University and in Teaching English as a Second Language at the University of Papua New Guinea. She has taught school, worked as a journalist and publisher and lectured in creative writing …
Noel Beddoe is a former high school principal with 20 years of experience who has been involved in Aboriginal education for most of his adult life, becoming the inaugural chairperson of the Aboriginal Education Reference Group. He is the author of several books, including The Yalda Crossing, Autumn and Dad and Me. Stand AloneOn Cringila …
Born in 1978, Amy Barker grew up on Queensland’s Gold Coast as well as the Tasman Peninsula, where her paternal family are seventh generation Tasmanians. She attended the University of Queensland where she studied Arts/Law and obtained an English Literature degree after abandoning law. She also graduated with distinction from a Fine Arts degree in …
Nigel Bartlett has been a freelance writer and editor, working for magazines such as GC Australia, Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Herald Sun, Inside Out, Who, Sunday Life and Harper’s Bazaar. He completed a research masters in creative writing in 2012 at the University of Technology, Sydney. His debut novel is King of the Road and develops …
Max was born March 18, 1973, and lives in Melbourne, Australia. He says he pretended to sell high-end computer systems for Hewlett-Packard while secretly writing his first novel, Syrup. He put an extra X in his name for Syrup because he thought it was a funny joke about marketing and failed to realize everyone would …
Barrett was born in Bondi, Australia. He left school at 14 to do a few odd jobs before taking on a trade as a butcher around the eastern suburbs of Sydney. He gave up his trade when a hind of beef fell on him and injured his shoulder. While he was on worker’s compensation, he …