Michael Burge is a journalist, author, publisher and artist who lives at Deepwater on Ngarrabul Country in the New England region of NSW.

His debut novel Tank Water and its sequel Dirt Trap (both released by MidnightSun Publishing) are a rural noir storytelling cycle about homophobia and justice in the bush.

His non-fiction debut Questionable Deeds: Making a stand for equal love lifted the lid on familial and institutional homophobia in Australia and was selected for the first LGBTIQ+ panel at Brisbane Writers Festival.

Michael is publisher at High Country Books, an imprint of The Makers Shed, the creative hub he co-manages at Deepwater, NSW.

In a series of hard-hitting articles for Guardian Australia, Margo Kingston’s NoFibs and Gay Star News, Michael’s journalism has always covered issues of equality, LGBTIQA+ history, popular culture, politics and pathways for independent artists and writers.

A graduate of Australia’s National Institute of Dramatic Art, he has also edited and written for Fairfax Media, Australian Community Media, Intermedia, United News & Media UK and News Corporation.

His article ‘Backwards to Bourke: Bulldust about Gays in the Bush’ was published internationally in the Journal of Australian Studies.

He is a board member of the BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival and a member of the Australian Crime Writers Association.

Browse his books in his online bookshop and view his artwork at his online art gallery.

For more detail on his work history check out his LinkedIn profile.

Contact Michael via email (below) or by mobile: 0400 977 816.