Michael Sala
Michael Sala is a lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Newcastle and currently working on an epic fantasy trilogy for publication beginning in 2026.
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Michael Sala
Michael Sala is was born in the Netherlands and grew up moving between Europe and Australia. His short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies, including Best Australian Stories in 2009, 2010, and 2011.
His first novel, The Last Thread, was the winner of the UTS/Glenda Adams Award in the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards in 2013, and his second novel, The Restorer (2017), was shortlisted for the fiction categories in the NSW Premier’s and the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards, as well as being longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award.
He is currently working as a lecturer in English and Writing at the University of Newcastle while he completes an epic fantasy trilogy, the first book of which is due to be published by Text in February 2026.
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DATE April 6 TIME 11:30 am WHEREUniversity of Newcastle NUspace X207 Book nowBY THE ARTIST
