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Anthony Hill Books

 

Have you ever read The Burnt Stick or Captain Cook’s Apprentice? Good news! Author Anthony Hill will be coming back to the Markets on 21 April for Portobello Road on Easter Sunday. Anthony is an award-winning author who has written 18 books spanning children’s books and historical novels that tell the stories of people from the two World Wars.

Anthony’s first book was called The Bunburyists. It was an autobiography about his experience moving away from Canberra in 1977 and into Yass to open an antique shop. It also includes several short stories that cover various aspects of life. The inclusion of short stories helped his transition to write more fiction.

The inspiration to write historical novels partly came from Anthony’s background as a journalist. In the early 90’s, he worked for Governor-General Bill Hayden as a speechwriter. He travelled with him to Gallipoli in 1995 for the 80th anniversary of the Landing. “I thought, I’d like to find the stories and if there’s something new about the Gallipoli La

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Anthony Hill (author)

Australian author based in Canberra (born 1942)

For other people named Anthony Hill, see Anthony Hill (disambiguation).

Anthony Hill (born 1942) is an Australian author based in Canberra.

Born in Melbourne, Victoria, he attended the University of Melbourne from 1960 until 1963 and then worked as a journalist at the Melbourne Herald before joining the Parliamentary Press Gallery in 1972. In 1977 he left the Press Gallery to run an antique shop near Yass, which he did for the next six years. From 1989 until 1999 he was a speech writer for the Australian governors-generalWilliam Hayden and Sir William Deane.[1] He has written twelve books, with Young Digger and Soldier Boy winning prizes.

Bibliography (partial)

  • Birdsong, 1988[2]
  • The Burnt Stick, 1994[3]
  • Spindrift, 1996[4]
  • Soldier Boy, 2001[5]
  • Forbidden, 2002[6]
  • Young Digger, Penguin Books, Melbourne, 2002, ISBN 0-14-100062-7
  • Animal Heroes, Penguin Books, Melbourne, 2005, 234 pages, ISBN 0-14-30038
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    Hill, Anthony R. 1942–

    (Anthony Robert Hill)

    PERSONAL: Born May 24, 1942, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; son of Alan Eric (a draftsman) and Elizabeth Lilian (a florist; maiden name, Wardlaw) Hill; married Gillian Mann (an administrator), October 15, 1965; children: Jane Louise. Education: Attended Melbourne University, 1960–63. Politics: "Swinging voter." Religion: Protestant. Hobbies and other interests: Music, Scottish dancing, antique collecting, golf.

    ADDRESSES: Home—Yarralumla, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Penguin Books, P.O. Box 257, Ringwood, Victoria 3134, Australia.

    CAREER: Journalist and writer. Melbourne Herald, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, journalist, 1960–75; Australian Financial Review, Canberra, Australia, journalist, 1976–77; self-employed antique dealer in New South Wales, Australia, 1977–82; freelance journalist and writer for television, c. 1980s; speech writer for Australian Governor-Generals Bill Hayden and Sir William Deane, beginning 1989.

    MEMBER: Australian Society of Authors, Australia

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