CLIVE NEWMAN
Writers' Agent
Amplify
Mark Hollands
Mark Hollands began his first novel, ‘Amplify’ as a self-publishing venture and was shortlisted in the 2016 ‘Ned Kelly’ Crime Writers Association Awards, the first-ever self-published work to be shortlisted for those awards. The novel is now on submission internationally. Mark is currently writing a new ‘Billy Lime’ thriller.
Mark is a journalist by trade, having been a reporter and editor for newspapers and magazines in Australia, Britain, Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea. He lives in Sydney, is married to Kylie and has two sons, Sam and Charlie.
Self-published
The Waterboys
Published 2011 Fremantle Press, Australia
‘…a fine example of speculative fiction. Similar to Orwell’s 1984, it takes a contemporary theme and creates a world both familiar and different to our own. This is a finely written book, enjoyable to read. Four stars. Bookseller + Publisher
Someone Else's Country
Published 2009 Fremantle Press, Australia
‘…a powerful historical document …’ Australian Book Review