Inga Simpson
Inga Simpson is a writer whose work focusses on our relationship with the natural world. Her latest novel, The Thinning, was longlisted for the Stella Prize and the 2024 Indie book award for fiction, and was voted one of The Guardian’s 25 Best Australian Books of 2024.
Inga’s previous novels, Willowman, Mr Wigg, Nest, Where the Trees Were and The Last Woman in the World have all been long- and short-listed for numerous awards, including the Miles Franklin Literary Award, while her first work of nature writing, Understory: a life with trees, was shortlisted for the Adelaide Writers Week prize for nonfiction.
Inga has PhDs in creative writing and English literature, with her most recent thesis exploring the history of Australian nature writing. Her essays and short stories have been published widely.