Ross Walker
Ross Walker Born, raised and educated in Geelong, Ross began teaching in Western Victoria aged 21. His first and subsequent postings were in primary schools with a physical education focus. After a move to Tasmania 26 years ago, he has predominately taught in upper primary classrooms across Northern Tasmania. He has been particularly interested in the education of boys (girls are far too complex!). Like Theo, Ross has his passions – drawing, beach combing, sport and family. With some time on his hands in 2015, Ross has been able to explore these passions and realise a long held dream
Arjun von Caemmerer
Arjun von Caemmerer Arjun von Caemmerer is a Hobart-based writer, general medical practitioner and student/teacher of Iyengar Yoga. His most recent book is Vice Versa new & selected poems (Collective Effort Press, 2016). A) WRITING 1 Poetry Book: Vice Versa Arjun von Caemmerer’s selected poems… – Collective Effort Press … https://www.facebook.com/collectiveeffortpress/…./1802020356702728/?… 2 Short Stories: Doors – Dr Eric Dark Creative Writing Prize | Medical Journal of … https://www.mja.com.au/…/doors-dr-eric-dark-creative-writing-prize Felix: https://open.abc.net.au/explore/85zp2mo 9 Essays on Frank Zappa: The Rondo Hatton Report http://www.afka.net/Mags/Rondo_Hatton_Report.htm Volumes 5 – 13 Lingua Franka Parts I-IX 10 Books in the National Library: http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Search/Home?lookfor=von%20caemmerer%20arjun 13 Musings on Music, Jazz & Beyond: http://australianjazz.net/tag/arjun-von-caemmerer/ B) ABOUT & ABOUT Arjun von Caemmerer –
Philomena van Rijswijk
Philomena van Rijswijk Philomena van Rijswijk is a poet, novelist and story writer living in Tasmania. Her most well-known novel, The World as a Clockface, was published by Penguin. Her poems and short stories have been published in collections and literary journals in Australia, Ireland and India. Her work was included in Best Australian Stories 2002 (Black Inc) and Best Australian Poetry 2005 (UQP). Some of her stories have been translated into Hindi and published in Indian literary journals and anthologies. Her poetry collection, Bread of the Lost, was published by Walleah Press in December 2013. Her latest fabulist novel, The Bishop, the Gypsy and the Dancing
Coral Tulloch
Coral Tulloch Coral created a syndicated children’s page which appeared for 20 years in newspapers throughout Australia and internationally. She studied Fine Art at East Sydney Technical College, Animation at Randwick, drawing in Florence, and lithography at The Academy of Applied Arts, Prague. She also worked in advertising, film, theatre and magazine production. She has worked on 60 books for children (author and illustrator) in fiction and non-fiction for trade and educational publishers. In 1999, she was an Arts Fellow with the Australian Antarctic Division, returning to Antarctica several times after this as an artist-in-residence. She has produced many books
Jon Tucker
Jon Tucker Jon Tucker is a New Zealand-born author-adventurer whose home-built traditional ketch was the only home he and his wife Barbara owned for more than 30 years, raising a family of five sons in the process. Although their base is now on Bruny Island, Jon and Barbara are currently cruising the Pacific once again, where Jon is researching and writing the third in a series of environmental-themed adventure books. Jon Tucker married the girl next door when they were teenagers in New Zealand, and they both built a black piratical small ship as their home. A few years
Rachael Treasure
Rachael Treasure Rachael Treasure gets as excited about microbial activity in the soil as she does by beautiful storytelling. By combining her love for the land and the written word, Rachael sparked a publishing boom in 2002 when her first novel Jillaroo woke the world up to contemporary women’s stories beyond the city lights. Rachael lives in southern rural Tasmania and is a full time mother to two young humans and many eccentric animals. She has been dubbed an agricultural activist, farm feminist and literary pioneer and has worked as a rural journalist, radio broadcaster, truffle sniffer dog handler, professional wool classer, stock
Steve Tolbert
Steve Tolbert Steve Tolbert migrated from America to Australia a week before Christmas 1969, when there was an a teacher shortage in this country. He taught in high schools in Leichhardt (NSW), Derby and Kwinana (WA) and, from 1975, in various places in Tasmania. In 2008 Tolbert retired from teaching. He enjoys reading, walking on the beach with his labrador, travelling with his wife, camping, and visiting his daughter with the both of them. His other big interests are Asia and writing fiction. His stories, set in various Asian countries or featuring Asians in Australia, deal with themes of spiritualism,
Peter Timms
Peter Timms Peter Timms was born in Melbourne and from 1971 until 1988 worked in public art museums in Victoria and NSW. He has been a freelance writer since 1988, including periods as editor of Art Monthly Australia and art critic for The Age. He has published 11 books. His first novel Asking for Trouble was published in 2014 by HarperCollins. Publications Australian Studio Pottery The Nature of Gardens (editor) Making Nature: Six Walks in the Bush What’s Wrong with Contemporary Art? Philip Wolfhagen (monograph) Australia’s Quarter Acre: the Story of the Ordinary Suburban Garden Private Lives: Australians at Home Since Federation Hobart House (with Robyn Stacey) The Green Desert (with
Michael Thornton
Michael ThorntonFollowing four years as a jackaroo and then agricultural college, I was a rural journalist on The Pastoral Review and The Weekly Times. In 2010, Penguin published my first memoir JACKAROO. In 2014, I published 27 Days a pilgrim on the Camino (the famous Spanish pilgrimage). In 2017, we lived aboard our yacht at Kettering (see daily blogs on website.)PublicationsNon-fictionJACKAROO 201027 Days a Pilgrim 2014 www.michaelthorntonbooks.com.au
Angus Thornett
Angus Thornett Angus Thornett is a novelist. Born in Hobart in 1981 he spent part of his childhood in Communist China. As an adult he studied Political Science at University of Tasmania. In the last 15 years he has lived, worked, and travelled extensively in South East Asia. Bad Guys Go To Heaven is his debut novel. Learn about Angus on his website and further explore Bad Guys Go To Heaven on YouTube.