Future Awry

Patrick Allington is a writer, editor and lover of food. Patrick’s fiction includes his most recent novel, Rise & Shine, and Figurehead, which was longlisted for the 2010 Miles Franklin Literary Award, as well as short stories published in Meanjin, Griffith Review, The Big Issue, and elsewhere.

Dennis Glover, the son of factory labourers, grew up in a town just like Factory 19, which features in his second novel. Educated at Monash and Cambridge universities, he has made a career as one of Australia’s leading speechwriters and political commentators. His first novel, The Last Man in Europe, was nominated for several literary prizes, including the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.

Geordie Williamson is chief literary critic of The Australian. He's a former publisher of the Picador imprint and a recent Editor of Best Australian Essays.