Walking

Kim Kelly is the author of eleven novels, including the acclaimed Wild Chicory and the bestselling The Blue Mile. With distinctive warmth and lyrical charm, her stories explore Australia, its history, politics and people. Her work has gained shortlistings in The Hope Prize and Australia’s premier short novel award, Viva la Novella. A long-time book editor and sometime reviewer, Kim is a dedicated narrative addict and lover of true love. In fact, she takes love so seriously she once donated a kidney to her husband to prove it, and also to save his life. Originally from Sydney, today Kim lives in central New South Wales, on Wiradjuri country, with her husband, two cats and some chickens, and occasionally the kids when they come home to graze.

Australian actor Laurence Boxhall graduated from NIDA and went on to perform in Melbourne Theatre Company’s enormously successful 2019 production of Shakespeare in Love. He was also the Gen Z captain in Channel Nine’s popular Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation, with Shaun Micallef.

Lucy Ansell is an up and coming Australian actress whose professional stage debut was in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. She is a 2018 VCA graduate and recipient of two of the college’s most prestigious awards.