Brad Collis is a Melbourne-based journalist, writer and editor. He is the author of two acclaimed histories: ‘Snowy The Making of Modern Australia’ (Hodder and Stoughton, 1990) and the history of the CSIRO, ‘Fields of Discovery’ (Allen & Unwin, 2000). His novel, The Soul Stone was published by Hodder & Stoughton's Sceptre imprint in 1993. Two new novels, are out in 2025. The Lipa Tree as of April 2025 is under negotiation with a mainstream publisher. The Cutters has been published independently via Amazon KDP.
In his spare time Brad is a keen nature photographer, guitarist and beekeeper.