Geoffrey Gates
Geoffrey Gates was born in Sydney, where he lives with his family. He is the author of IP Picks 2005 Best Fiction winnerA Ticket for Perpetual Locomotion, as well as short stories published in a range of literary journals such asSoutherly, LINQ, UQ Vanguardand Verandah. Geoffrey teaches English and creative writing to senior school students, and has worked as a teacher in Australia, England and Germany. He has spent many months in the Provence and Drome regions of France where he drew inspiration as the setting for The Copyart Murders, his second novel.