Andrew Darby
Andrew Darby is a former daily news journalist who writes on threatened species from his home on the side of kunanyi. His first book, Harpoon (2009) charted commercial whaling to its continuation in the Antarctic by Japan. The second, Flight Lines, (2020) followed the global journeys of long-distance migratory shorebirds. It won the Tasmanian Premier’s Prize for Non-Fiction and was short-listed for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award. His third book, The Ancients, (2025) is about Tasmania’s globally significant fire-endangered tree trove. It was long-listed for the Moran-Nib Literary Award. His publisher is Allen & Unwin.
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