His collection, 'Growing Up & Other Stories', was published in 1999.įor 10 years Anthony Hill was a speech-writer for the Governor-General in Canberra, until retiring in 1999 to concentrate full-time on his own writing. The two combined again to produce 'Spindrift' (Puffin) in 1996, the same year in which Anthony Hill published 'The Grandfather Clock'. This story from the 'Stolen Generations' is still widely read in primary schools. The experience formed the basis of his first two books, 'The Bunburyists' and 'Antique Furniture in Australia'.Īnthony Hill's first book for children, 'Birdsong', was published in 1988, followed in 1994 by his prize-winning novella 'The Burnt Stick' (Viking/Penguin) illustrated by Mark Sofilas. Anthony's previous historical novel for secondary students was 'Captain Cook's Apprentice' (Penguin) about the HMB Endeavour voyage, which won a New South Wales (NSW) Premier's History Award for young people in 2009.īorn in Melbourne in 1942, Anthony was a newspaper journalist before moving with his family to a country village in NSW where they ran an antique shop for five years.

His most recent book is 'The Story of Billy Young, a teenager in Changi, Sandakan and Outram Road' (Penguin, 2012), written for adults and senior students. Married, with one daughter and grand-daughter, Anthony lives and writes in Canberra, Australia's capital city.

Anthony Hill is an Australian author of 17 books for children and adults.

Soldier Boy by Anthony Hill