Nicole Kelly is a writer, teacher, wife and mother who loves her life in rural Victoria. Her debut novel, Lament, in which she re-imagines the life of Ned Kelly, was released in December 2020.

In June 1880, the reign of the Kelly Gang ended – guns blazing – in a fiery siege at the Glenrowan Inn. Ned Kelly survived, only to be hanged four months later. In this re-imagining of Australia’s most notorious bushranger, Ned is given the chance to keep his band of brothers together and build a better life. What unfolds is the human side of four outlaws who are remembered as much for their anarchy and rebellion as their crimes. 

Michelle Scott Tucker is a freelance writer and consultant, having had a successful career in government, business and the arts – including a stint as Executive Director of the Stella Prize, Australia’s pre-eminent literary prize for women…