Kev Richardson

Following a career in business management at international level, Kev attained a degree in journalism to then sweat as far up the River Nile as one can get, canoe down the Amazon, flash countless gems from atop the Eiffel Tower, the Yosemite heights, the Victoria Falls et al, scream “Ole” at a Chihuahua bullfight, ride elephant trails in Thai jungles, wallow in the incredible history of Rapa Nui’s Maoi—and as convention almost demands, was mugged in Bogota. His articles on travel to exotic lands have featured in travel and airline magazines around the world.

A descendant from its First Fleeters, he came to realise how his country’s true history had been suppressed – the people were never to know that White Australia began as the world’s biggest prison. Years of vetting the then ‘hidden’ history revealed all and Kev began setting the history books aright by bringing the truths of convictism to light. He is well qualified to do so, for as a student of First Fleet history he has presented his subject on many occasions in press, radio and television interviews. He is a Past President of The First Fleet Fellowship and a Past Secretary of The Descendants of Convicts Inc. During Australia’s Bicentenary he officiated in Founding celebrations in Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart and Norfolk Island.

Kev’s “Gurrewa” duo and his “Letitia Munro” trilogy are all novels on the convict history, his Brogan adventure series all have an Aussie flavour and his three biographies on significant people comprise ten titles. They include an Epic Award and many 5-star reviews. He now resides and writes, happily ensconced in the foothills of the Golden Triangle in amazing Thailand’s exotic north.