Colleen Flanagan

I live in Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia, with my husband, Peter and our cat, Wyndoe. Peter and I have travelled to Africa so many times that I know the Game Reserves and National Parks in the southern African countries better than I know the streets where I live.

In 2022, I attended a writing safari in Zimbabwe, run by Tony Park and Jo-Anne Richards. I found the experience of being with gifted writers an honour, and it helped me gain some much-needed confidence.

I completed a Creative Writing Course and a 30-Day Writing Boot Camp with All About Writing, a South African-based company run by Jo-Anne Richards and Richard Beynon. Jo-Anne is a Professor of Creative Writing, and Richard is an acclaimed screenwriter. I am a member of the Queensland Writers Centre in Australia.

I began writing “The Hunted” on a ten-month camping safari to the southern African countries with Peter. Sitting around our campsite watching the never-ending parade of wildlife wander by is all the inspiration I needed to start writing.

I have written a sequel to “The Hunted” called “African Justice”. It should be available for purchase in the coming months.