Patrick Holland

Patrick Holland grew up outback Queensland. His novel The Long Road of the Junkmailer won the Queensland Premier's Award for Emerging Author and was short-listed for The Commonwealth Writer's Prize, best first book. His second novel, The Mary Smokes Boys will appear in August 2010. A collection of his non-fiction, Riding the Trains in Japan will follow in 2011. The Source of the Sound won the Scott Prize and is his debut story collection.

Patrick Holland grew up outback Queensland. His novel The Long Road of the Junkmailer won the Queensland Premier's Award for Emerging Author and was short-listed for The Commonwealth Writer's Prize, best first book. His second novel, The Mary Smokes Boys will appear in August 2010. A collection of his non-fiction, Riding the Trains in Japan will follow in 2011. The Source of the Sound won the Scott Prize and is his debut story collection. See less