Richard Flanagan

Richard Flanagan a defining voice in contemporary literature. In 2024 he made history by becoming the first-ever author to win both the Baillie Gifford Prize for non-fiction for Question 7, and the Booker Prize for fiction ten years earlier with The Narrow Road to the Deep North – the novel that secured his global reputation.

Renown for his lyrical prose and a stirring curiosity for what it is that makes us human, Richard’s books – from his award-winning debut Death of a River Guide, to the wild abandon of Gould’s Book of Fish, to his searing indictment of Tasmania’s salmon farming industry in Toxic, and more – are a vivid testament to his extraordinary literary talent, and why he is considered one of our greatest storytellers.