Julian Bennett was born on April 20, 1957 in England. He is a New Zealand writer and columnist. He emigrated to New Zealand when he was twenty nine. Before his writing career, he worked as an English teacher at one of Christchurch's leading high schools, Christ's College. During this time, Bennett wrote the words to the musical "Tramps" which was presented as a co-production between Christ's College and St Margaret's College in 1994. Bennett is a columnist for Christchurch's newspaper The Press and for New Zealand Gardener as well as being an author. His titles include: Just Walking the Dogs, Unmuzzled, Hello Dubai, and Fish like a Drink. His title King Rich made the New Zealand Best Seller List.