Ed Wright
Artist Bio
Ed Wright is a writer, editor and critic. His latest book of poetry, his third is Gas Deities (Puncher & Wattmann 2020). He is the author of eight non-fiction books including the best-selling Left Handed History of the World and a prize-winning novella, An End to Hope. He is the founding director of the Creative Word Shop which teaches Creative Writing to adults and children and provides editing and manuscript assessment services. He is also part-owner and fiction publisher of Puncher & Wattmann, a Newcastle-based indie press. Books he has edited have been short-listed for a number of awards including the Miles Franklin and Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. He writes a review column on Australian Literature for The Australian newspaper and is a Director of Black and Wright Education, which provides professional development for teachers in writing.
