Heather Rose is one of Australia’s finest writers. Heather’s work spans literary fiction, magical realism, crime fiction, political fiction, fantasy and memoir, and her awards include the Christina Stead Prize, the Stella Prize, ABIA Award for General Fiction and the Davitt Award for Best Crime.

Heather’s work spans literary fiction, magical realism, crime fiction, political fiction, fantasy and memoir. Her novels have won numerous prizes including the Stella Prize, the Christina Stead Prize, the Margaret Scott Prize and the ABIA General Fiction Book of the Year. Her work has been published internationally and translated into numerous languages. Heather is a passionate teacher of writing and a mentor for developing novelists. She is also one half of the children’s author Angelica Banks. Heather lives between mountain and sea on one of the islands surrounding Tasmania.