Keith Taylor
Novelist
Australian science fiction and fantasy writer best known for his Bard series. he has also written short stories like Hungry Grass and The Lost Ship.
He was first published in Ted White's Fantastic magazine.
He won six Ditmar awards between 1982 and 1990 and two Aurealis awards.
He was born in Tasmania but relocated to Melbourne, Australia.
Brian Herbert is another well known science fiction author.