I have always written for my living, in one form or another, encompassing a career as a magazine editor, feature and column writer, television and advertising writer. I have been a member of the Australian Society of Authors for many years and have published non-fiction through Harper Collins. But I have never attempted fiction before.I have just finished my first novel, which has been accepted by a major publisher and will be released in 2008. I'm now writing another and working on a collection of short stories, when I need a break. I recently won 2007 Todhunter AUstralian Short Story Literary Prize.