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Inga Simpson

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Inga is the award-winning author of THE THINNING, WILLOWMAN, THE LAST WOMAN IN THE WORLD, THE BOOK OF AUSTRALIAN TREES, UNDERSTORY: a life with trees, WHERE THE TREES WERE, NEST and MR WIGG.

A novelist and nature writer, her work explores our relationship with the natural world.

Inga grew up in central west NSW, and has lived in Canberra, Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. She is now based on the far south coast of NSW.

WILLOWMAN was shortlisted for the Bookpeople adult fiction Book of the Year 2023.

UNDERSTORY: a life with trees (2017), Inga's first book-length work of nature writing, was shortlisted for the Adelaide Writers Week prize for nonfiction.

WHERE THE TREES WERE (2016) was shortlisted for an Indie Award, and longlisted for the Miles
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Inga Simpson Being able to work from home, among trees, and just make things up. And the opportunities to meet and talk with so many wonderful writers and readers.…moreBeing able to work from home, among trees, and just make things up. And the opportunities to meet and talk with so many wonderful writers and readers. (less)
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This June long weekend I’m heading back to my home town of Grenfell – the birthplace of writer Henry Lawson – as official guest of this year’s Henry Lawson Festival. I grew up on a property near Grenfell and attended the Henry Lawson High School, so it is quite an honour to follow in the footsteps of Patrick White, Tara Moss, Eric Rolls, Dick Smith, James Dibble, Judy Nunn and Colin Roderick. As a

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“As she learned since, the moments that most change your life, you never see coming. Your position, from deep within the movement - the shift itself - does not permit a clear view. It is just a feeling, a sense of the ground loosening beneath your feet.”
Inga Simpson, Nest

“We were all grinning and everyone had their eyes open for once. Ian must have been moving - his hand was blurred. It was exactly how I imagined us, right down to Kieran's arm around me and the peace sign he was making above Matty's head. The big carving was behind us, and the other trees leaned into the picture, like giant people.

Then a cloud went over the sun and Ian said he had better get going. I wished we had taken five pictures so that we could all have a copy. When I looked at the image again, the colours had already started to fade, as if it was a moment we could never have back.”
Inga Simpson, Where the Trees Were

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