Kalinda Ashton, Roger Averill, Claire Thomas and Chris Womersley

Kalinda Ashton’s first novel, The Danger Game, was published in August 2009 (Sleepers).

Her short stories have been widely published, in literary journals and anthologies including Meanjin, The Sleepers Almanac, Overland, Strange and Hecate, and they have been broadcast on ABC Radio.

Kalinda has aPhD in creative writing from RMIT University and teaches literature and creative writing at RMIT and Victoria universities. She is an associate editor of Overland and her short plays have also been produced.

Roger Averill works as a freelance researcher, editor and writer. He is the author of Boy He Cry: An Island Odyssey, an account of his time spent living on the remote Melanesian island of Nuakata.

The book was recently broadcast on ABC Radio Nationals’ First Person. His debut novel, Keeping Faith published by Transit Lounge earlier this year has been aptly described by The Courier Mail as ‘a tender beautifully written story set in suburban Melbourne.’

He has recently returned from Europe where he has been working on a biography of the influential sociologist and theologian Werner Pelz.

Claire Thomas has published short stories in various journals, including Meanjin, Island, Overland and Australian Short Stories. Fugitive Blue - which was longlisted for the 2009 Miles Franklin Award and the winner of the 2009 Dobbie Award - is her first novel.

Chris Womersley is the bestselling author of the novels The Low Road, Bereft, Cairo, The Diplomat and City of Crows, and the short story collection A Lovely and Terrible Thing. He has been published in the UK, US and Europe ...