![]() While finishing the first draft of The Last Woman in the World she was evacuated twice as bushfires engulfed surrounding settlements. Her first book for children, The Book of Australian Trees, illustrated by Alicia Rogerson, was published in 2021. Inga Simpson is the author of Willowman, The Last Woman in the World, Mr Wigg, Nest, Where the Trees Were, as well as Understory: my life with trees and. Inga’s account of her love of Australian nature and life with trees, Understory, was published in 2017. Inga won the final Eric Rolls Prize for her nature writing and completed a second PhD, exploring the history of Australian nature writers. The good: The ending had me in tears The not-so-good: It’s not action-packed, but a slow story that grows on you. Inga’s third novel, the acclaimed Where The Trees Were, was published in 2016. Mr Wigg by Inga Simpson In brief: This is the story of Mr Wigg, an elderly widower living alone in his orchard. Nest, Inga’s second novel, was published in 2014, before being longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award and the Stella Prize, and shortlisted for the ALS Gold Medal. ![]() ![]() In 2011, she took part in the Queensland Writers Centre Manuscript Development Program and, as a result, Hachette Australia published her first novel, Mr Wigg, in 2013. Understory is a memoir about staying in one place, told through trees, by the award-winning author of MR WIGG, NEST and WHERE THE TREES WERE. Inga Simpson began her career as a professional writer for government before gaining a PhD in creative writing. ![]()
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