Michael Winkler

Michael Winkler is a writer of fiction and non-fiction. His latest novel, Griefdogg, is about a Mildura water scientist who wants to live as the family pet, but discovers this gives him unwanted insights into secret grief. His previous novel Grimmish, shortlisted for the 2022 Miles Franklin Literary Award, was published in the UK, North America and Spain (in translation). Michael won the Calibre Prize for his essay The Great Red Whale about the rock sometimes called Uluru, settler-First Nations relationships, Moby-Dick and mental illness. His journalism, reviews, short fiction and essays have been widely published and anthologised.