Josh Donellan
Author of Speculative Fiction
based in QLD
J.M. DONELLAN is a writer, musician, poet, and teacher. He was almost devoured by a tiger in the jungles of Malaysia, nearly died of a lung collapse in the Nepalese Himalayas and fended off a pack of rabid dogs with a guitar in the mountains of India. He has spoken/performed at the Brisbane Festival, the Sydney Opera House, TEDxBrisbane, World Science Festival, and some very distinguished basements.
His novels include the Kirkus Prize-nominated Killing Adonis, gothic mystery, Lenore’s Last Funeral, and the surreal thriller, Rumors of Her Death. His children’s poetry collection, 19 ½ Spells Disguised As Poems, has been described as ‘the worst recipe book ever written’. He’s also written plays, video games, the internationally admired podcast series Six Cold Feet and the dance performances INTER and Awesome: A State of Wonder and Fear in collaboration with renowned choreographer Liesel Zink. He is currently working on multiple film scripts with Continuance Pictures. He’s won numerous awards in a range of artistic fields but refuses to list them all here because no one likes a braggart.
