Gabrielle Davis is a fantasy author and sometimes lawyer living in Queensland. Her debut novel, Road to Freedom, is a YA fantasy adventure about a casteless urchin whose powers put her at the middle of a mystery where civil war hangs in the balance. Shortlisted in the Hawkeye Publishing Manuscript Development Prize 2021 and 2022, Road to Freedom is a tale of complex characters, swords and daggers, and shadow mysteries. When she is not writing (or reading) she is most often found exploring nature, practising yoga, or petting dogs.
Troy Henderson is a fiction writer from Brisbane, Australia, where he has lived his whole life aside from a two-year stint in London.
Troy’s twenties and early thirties were spent avoiding adult responsibilities, playing in bands and immersing himself in music. He turned to novel writing seriously in his mid-thirties.
His first book, Head Grenade, was shortlisted in the Hawkeye Publishing Manuscript Development Prize and the Queensland Writers Centre’s Adaptable and Publishable Programs, respectively.
His short stories have longlisted in the Australian Writers’ Centre Furious Fiction competition, and placed in the Genrecon Short Story competition, and FLEUR Flash Fiction Contest.
Head Grenade is the first novel of a Brisbane trilogy, featuring
Her stories celebrate women and explore the challenges they face in modern society.
Her debut novel, Forgotten, was long listed in the 2022 Hawkeye Manuscript Development Competition and is due for release on 26th July 2024, with Hawkeye Publishing.
When she’s not writing (or reading) she enjoys keeping active by practicing yoga and playing pickle ball. She is happiest when she’s creating and making things.
She lives in Melbourne with her husband and three children, of whom she’s quite fond.
