Thomas Keneally and Friends

Meg Keneally started her working life as a junior public affairs officer at the Australian Consulate-General in New York. On returning to Australia, she joined the Daily Telegraph as a general news reporter and Radio 2UE as a talkback radio producer. For over ten years, Keneally has worked in corporate affairs for listed financial services companies, and doubles as a SCUBA diving instructor. She lives in Sydney.

Thomas (Tom) Keneally has written a considerable number of novels and non-fiction works including  The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, Schindler's List and The People's Train. He has won the Miles Franklin Award, the Booker Prize, the Los Angeles Times Prize, the Mondello International Prize and has been made a Literary Lion of the New York Public Library, a Fellow of the American Academy, and has been the subject of an Australian postage stamp.

Nikki Gemmell is the bestselling author of seven novels and four works of non-fiction for adults, and two novels for children. Her work has received international critical acclaim. In France, she's been described as a female Jack Kerouac, in Australia as one of the most original and engaging authors of her generation, and in the US as one of the few truly original voices to emerge in a long time.