Gillian Souter (with partner John) is the author of various guide books for Woodslane Press, covering the best walks in Tasmania, NSW's Shoalhaven, Illawarra, Southern Highlands and Central Coast as well as Australia's Red Centre. She has also co-written three books on walking in Europe (Classic Walks of Western Europe, Walking France and Walking Italy) and has penned Slow Journeys, a useful book on the pleasures and practicalities of distance walking.