What kind of books does Richard Harland write?
Steampunk, fantasy, SF and horror for Adult, Young Adult and Children’s audiences.
Tell me more!
Richard was a university lecturer for ten years until he had the chance to become a full-time author—and jumped at it. Before that, he was a folk musician and a poet who once did a poetry reading at the Sydney Opera House. But his deepest wish was always to write novels, and after twenty-five years of writer’s block, he finally managed to finish his first novel at the age of forty-five.
What he writes is fantasy, SF and horror, for Adult, Young Adult and Children’s readerships. Since turning author, he’s had seventeen novels published by Allen & Unwin, Penguin, Pan Macmillan and Scholastic. His latest books have been his most successful: the steampunk YA fantasies Worldshaker, Liberator and Song of the Slums, which were also published in US, UK, France, Germany and Brazil. He’s won six Aurealis Awards for novels and short stories; also the prestigious Tam Tam Je Bouquine Award in France; and the A. Bertram Chandler Award for lifetime contribution to speculative fiction.
Where can I find out even more about this fabulous author?
His author website is at www.richardharland.net, and he aims to keep writing forever! Note also his writing tips at writingtips.com.au.
What does his handwriting reveal?
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