Anthony Harwood

I grew up in Perth, Western Australia which is the most isolated city in the world. I think the people of Perth feel this in some way, it has certain effects on our way of life. But there is also a pride there. That isolation is something many of my characters feel as well, not simply because some of them live in Perth - or alternate versions of - but because of who they find themselves to be as individuals. I like the idea of helping my characters find a connection somehow.

I used to be very creative as a child. Making up songs, stories. When it comes to serious writing, however, I started when I was fourteen. I would write poetry, as many teens are want to do. I was even asked by school friends to write poetry for them to give to their romantic partners. Strange, but I enjoyed it, the fact it might mean something to someone else was encouraging.
I used to have to sit in my mum's work office after school for hours on end and I would type away at a computer in the back. It started small, but by the time I was sixteen/seventeen, I had already started Hippy. While at university I started other stories, short plays and yet more poetry, mainly while I was supposed to be listening to the lectures.