Melbourne born author Geoffrey McGeachin has spent much of his life shooting pictures for advertising, travel, theatre and feature films. His work has taken him all over the world including stints living in Los Angeles, New York and Hong Kong. He is now based in Sydney where he teaches photography and writes.

His ‘THE DIGGERS REST HOTEL’ won the 2011 Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction, presented by the Australian Crime Writers Association, and was also one of ten titles selected for the State Library of Victoria’s ‘Summer Reads Program’ 2010/11.