Margaret Sutherland is a New Zealand writer who has lived in Australia since 1986. She has published seven novels and several collections of short stories. Her credits include the Katherine Mansfield Short Story Award, the New Zealand Scholarship in Letters and two Australia Council Fellowships. Her stories have been included in many anthologies; most recently in The Civically Engaged Reader (Great Books Foundation of America, 2006.) In 2009 she won a national literary award for her short story, The Camphor Laurel. With her husband Bill Chaplin she runs a music teaching practice in Lake Macquarie, New South Wales.
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Research: The Italian Diaspora in Australia.
Stephen Crabbe’s ancestors were among the first colonists of South Australia, where he lived for most of his life. From his earliest years he loved language and music in many forms, and this led to formal study and qualifications in both. He was also active in a variety of sports. When Stephen took up education as a profession, it was no surprise to anyone that he often specialised in teaching Music, Physical Education or Language Arts. Writing was always a compulsion, but in later years it drew more attention, which resulted in scripts being used for screen productions and articles being printed. The focus of his writing these days is fiction, especially the historical kind. Stephen now lives in Western Australia where, outside of writing, he is a competitive sprinter in Masters Athletics.
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A mid-century child, Sue Sacchero was born in New South Wales. Educated at a state high school and several east-coast universities she benefitted substantially from the Whitlam government 1972 abolition of university fees. Descended from First Fleeters and Irish Rebels, she is the 7th generation of her family to be born in Australia. With a lifelong interest in Australian history, particularly colonial, she is a member of the Swan Chapter of the Fellowship of First Fleeters and a volunteer curator at the Army Museum of Western Australia. Prior to retirement, Sue had an executive career in employee relations working for the ABC, BHP, and Rio Tinto. She also worked in farming, fashion, education, aged care, and other things that are best forgotten. Doing her best to stay physically fit, she walks and swims most days and practises yoga. In 2024 she walked 1500 kms from Canterbury Cathedral to Siena, and intends to complete the Via Francigena from Siena to the Vatican in June 2025. Sue is a practicing textile artist regularly exhibiting her work locally, nationally and at times overseas.