A journalist and author who lives at Deepwater on Ngarrabul Country in the New England region, Michael’s debut novel, Tank Water, and its sequel Dirt Trap (both from MidnightSun Publishing) are a rural noir storytelling cycle about homophobia and justice in the bush. An earlier memoir, Questionable Deeds: Making a stand for equal love (High Country Books), lifted the lid on familial and institutional homophobia during Australia’s marriage equality campaign. Michael’s article ‘Backwards to Bourke: Bulldust About Gays in the Bush’ was published internationally in The Journal of Australian Studies. Michael has written and edited for the Guardian, Fairfax Media and Australian Community Media. A graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art, he is a board member of BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival.
