Simon Kleinig is an Australian writer, born in Adelaide, currently living and writing in London. He is the author of "Jack Thwaites—Tasmanian Bushwalker and Conservationist" which was short-listed for the Tasmanian Book Prize; "Rambles in Western Tasmania—articles by Charles Whitham", (editor) and "Frenchmans Cap—Story of a Mountain". He has also written articles for "Wild" magazine, "Tasmania: Forty Degrees South", "The Tasmanian Tramp", "The Tasmanian Historical Research Association", "National Library of Australia News", "The Royal Geographic Society of South Australia" and "The Trailwalker". He is currently preparing his fourth book and writes articles for "The Australian Times" in London.