Michael Parker is the author of seven novels and three collections of stories. His short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in various journals and he has received fellowships in fiction from the North Carolina Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as the Hobson Award for Arts and Letters, and the North Carolina Award for Literature. He is a three-time winner of the O.Henry Award for short fiction.
Alan is an Australian actor and filmmaker, who has been working professionally in television, theatre and film for over 25 years. His work has been awarded both locally and internationally. A well-known voice on Australian radio and television, Alan has narrated over 70 unabridged audiobook titles. When he gets the time, Alan loves to paint and his work has been exhibited at various galleries and art spaces around Melbourne, including the Victorian College of the Arts where he completed his Bachelor of Fine Art in 2006.