Blood and Memory

Fiona McIntosh (Author)
Fiona McIntosh is an internationally and million-copy bestselling author of novels for adults and children across several genres. Alongside her highly successful historical fiction titles, for which she has been nominated at the Australian Book Industry Awards for commercial fiction book of the year, her popular Detective Jack Hawksworth series will soon be released across the UK. Several of her historical titles as well as the 'world of Hawksworth' crime novels have been optioned for the screen. Her debut children's picture book, Harry and Gran Bake a Cake, will be published in 2025. Fiona roams the world for her research and lives between Adelaide in South Australia and Wiltshire in England.

Ben Chapple (Reader)
Sydney-bred writer, actor, musician and athlete Ben Chapple has written and performed his own plays to critical acclaim. Notably, his 2016 play Briony was shortlisted for the Sydney Theatre Company's prestigious Patrick White Playwrights' Award.

After wrapping the WA Screen Academy short film Hy_Brain, Ben starred in Screentime/Network Ten's second series of Playing for Keeps in the lead role of AFL superstar Liam Flynn. Onstage, Ben has played iconic characters sch as Father Flynn in Doubt (2016), Francis in The Golden Age (2017) Holden Caulfield in Reg Cribbs' Bullies (2018), and Paul in Birdland (2019).

Concurrent with his training at WAAPA, Ben studied law and writing degrees at the University of Technology, Sydney. As professional writer, he has interviewed international artists and reviewed films for publication such as Time Out and Woman's Day.

Fiona McIntosh (Author)
Fiona McIntosh is an internationally and million-copy bestselling author of novels for adults and children across several genres. Alongside her highly successful historical fiction titles, for which she has been nominated at the Australian Book Industry Awards for commercial fiction book of the year, her popular Detective Jack Hawksworth series will soon be released across the UK. Several of her historical titles as well as the 'world of Hawksworth' crime novels have been optioned for the screen. Her debut children's picture book, Harry and Gran Bake a Cake, will be published in 2025. Fiona roams the world for her research and lives between Adelaide in South Australia and Wiltshire in England.

Ben Chapple (Reader)
Sydney-bred writer, actor, musician and athlete Ben Chapple has written and performed his own plays to critical acclaim. Notably, his 2016 play Briony was shortlisted for the Sydney Theatre Company's prestigious Patrick White Playwrights' Award.

After wrapping the WA Screen Academy short film Hy_Brain, Ben starred in Screentime/Network Ten's second series of Playing for Keeps in the lead role of AFL superstar Liam Flynn. Onstage, Ben has played iconic characters sch as Father Flynn in Doubt (2016), Francis in The Golden Age (2017) Holden Caulfield in Reg Cribbs' Bullies (2018), and Paul in Birdland (2019).

Concurrent with his training at WAAPA, Ben studied law and writing degrees at the University of Technology, Sydney. As professional writer, he has interviewed international artists and reviewed films for publication such as Time Out and Woman's Day.