Lorne Johnson has lived in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. His work has appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald, Eclogues (The 2007 Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology), The Big Issue, Spinach 7 (online), Vegan Voice, The Drum Media, The Brag and 3D World. His poetry was highly commended in The Broadway Poetry Prize 2004 and The Inverawe Poetry Prize 2007.