Inga Simpson

Inga Simpson is author of seven novels, including Mr Wigg, Nest and Willowman. Her nature-memoir, Understory: A life with trees, was shortlisted for the Adelaide Writers' Week award for non-fiction. She has also published two books for children, The Book of Australian Trees (illustrated by Alicia Rogerson) and The Peach King (illustrated by Tannya Harricks). Her latest release is a collection of short fiction, Once We Were Wildlife. Inga was awarded the final Eric Rolls Prize for her nature writing and has two PhDs. She lives on the New South Wales south coast among trees.