Jock Serong lives and works on the far southwest coast of Victoria, Australia. He has worked as a criminal lawyer, and as founding editor of Great Ocean Quarterly. Jock currently serves as a board member of Melbourne's Wheeler Center for Books, Writing and Ideas, and he writes for screen as well as contributing feature stories for publications such as The Monthly, Surfing World, The Guardian, and Patagonia's Roaring Stories. Jock's PhD relates to writing historical fiction. His six novels to date have been widely awarded here and overseas, and his seventh book, Cherrywood, will be released by HarperCollins in September 2024.