Inga Simpson
Inga Simpson is an Australian novelist and nature writer
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Her first collection of short fiction,
ONCE WE WERE WILDLIFE: stories
releases 31 MARCH 2026​​​
A tender, luminous collection of interconnected tales that explore love, longing and wildness - both within and around us.
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Set among scorched landscapes, wild oceans, and rocky terrain. Simpson follows people on the edge of desire, heartbreak and change.
In 'Poached', an ex-soldier finds himself between a poacher and a Bengal tiger. In 'The Wash', a woman's reckless ocean swim reveals the instinct to survive, and the cracks in a passionate relationship. In 'Tanglefoot' a landscape photographer pushes her art to the brink.
From the intensity of romantic love to the quiet devastations of ageing, Simpson shines a light on the power of nature to shape our relationships. These stories narrow the distance between human and animal worlds, crossing thresholds without guarantee of return.
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Melancholic and joyful, masterful and inspiring, this is contemporary fiction at its finest by Australia's foremost writer of the natural world.​​​
THE THINNING
A dying world. A race against time. Two unlikely heroes.
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LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 STELLA PRIZE
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 FICTION INDIE BOOK AWARD
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 ACT LITERARY AWARD FOR FICTION
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The paperback edition of the critically acclaimed novel from Inga Simpson, releases 31 MARCH
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Jane Novak Literary Agency
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PO Box 557, Moruya, NSW 2537.
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