John McAulay

I have spent most of my working life in the dairy industry, both as owner and operator of a commercial farm and industry politics and management, which has allowed me to travel extensively, mainly around Australia and worldwide.

I enjoy reading, love history, have an active imagination, and nearly eighty years of experience to draw on.

After self-publishing AUSSIE YARNS consisting of twenty short stories in 2011, I embarked on my first novel entitled REMINISCENCE. It combines the modern-day life and experiences of an older man with his forebears' historical experiences who arrived in Australia in the gold rush days in the 1850s.

I have since finished another novella entitled CASSIE, another book called YARNS, ANECDOTES AND MEMOIRS, and most recently a book called F WORDS, a compilation of articles on 100 interesting words which start with the letter F. I have also written more than 200 poems, a few of which have appeared in print following competitions.

Just for fun, I converted eight of the stories from AUSSIE YARNS into plays and, using audience members to play the parts, stage them at gatherings of day-trippers, nursing homes, etc. I also give talks to school groups, study centers, holiday camps, and tour groups on various topics, including the Kilcoy Yowie. All this while I continue to run a little cattle property, breeding and fattening Droughtmasters.