Steven Herrick

Steven Herrick is an Australian poet and author who has published twenty-four books for children and young adults. His books have twice won the NSW Premiers Literary Award (2000, 2005) and have been shortlisted eight times for Book of the Year in the Children's Book Council of Australia Book Awards.

He regularly tours throughout Australia, Asia and Europe performing his work in schools and at festivals.

in 2012, he published his first travel book, 'baguettes and bicycles: a cycling adventure across France.' This was followed by 'bordeaux and bicycles: a cycling journey along the canals of France'; 'bratwurst and bicycles: a cycling adventure along the Danube'; 'Cycling to Bohemia: from Brittany to Prague by bicycle'; 'Cycling North: from the French Mediterranean to Norway by bicycle,' and in 2017 'Cycling South: from The Highlands to the Islands.'

He is an avid football (soccer) fan and cyclist who lives in the Blue Mountains with his wife, Cathie. They have two adult sons, Jack and Joe.