Gail Jones is one of Australia’s most celebrated writers. She is the author of two short-story collections and ten novels, and has been shortlisted for major national and international awards including the Man Booker Prize and the Miles Franklin Award. Her work has been translated into several languages and has received numerous literary awards including the 2023 ARA Historical Novel Prize for Salonika Burning. Originally from Western Australia, she now lives in Sydney. Hannah Fredericksen is an actor and vocalist who has worked broadly across film, TV, theatre and musical theatre. Her notable stage credits include appearances in Harry Potter & The Cursed Child, Dreamlover: The Bobby Darin Musical and Assassins. On screen, Hannah has featured in Informer 3838, Playing for Keeps, Olivia Newton-John and Wake in Fright. Hannah has narrated Rachel Treasure’s Milking Time and The Grazier’s Son by Cathryn Hein.
'Gail Jones has to be one of Australia’s most consistently impressive writers. Her prose is evocative, her plots meaningful and her characters drawn with considerable care.' (on Salonika Burning) -- Guardian 'For decades, Gail Jones has been writing with more intelligence, verve and sensuous delight in the world than most of her peers.' (on Salonika Burning) -- The Saturday Paper 'Gail Jones demonstrates, once again, why she is widely regarded as one of Australia’s finest novelists working today.' (on Salonika Burning) -- The West Australian