'Rick Slager lives on Karta, an island off the south coast of South Australia which is Ngarrindjeri, Nhurungga and Kaurna Country, with his partner and a little black dog. Like his Ancestors, both Aboriginal on Nhurungga Country and European, he has worked as a professional fisherman. This career gave him more opportunity to read, daydream, hear and tell stories than most. He credits all of this for his love of writing.'
Source: Queensland Literary Awards.
