Gavin Austin was born in South-East Gippsland, Victoria, but now calls Sydney his home. His work has been widely published internationally in literary journals and anthologies, broadcast on Australian Community Radio, and produced for play festivals, and has been successful in numerous writing competitions. He has two published poetry collections, Shadow Play (Dragonwick, Aus.); and Changing Light published by Alba Publishing, UK. He is part of the editorial team for haiku with Echidna Tracks.