Fiona Higgins

Fiona Higgins

"My stories usually feature feelings and experiences that most people don’t like to talk about…"

Fiona Higgins is the author of four novels - An Unusual Boy, Fearless, Wife on the Run and The Mothers’ Group - and a memoir, Love in the Age of Drought. She writes predominantly about contemporary life, with a special interest in intimate relationships, families and the complexities of parenting in the age of social media. Her novels have been translated internationally, including in the Netherlands, France, Germany, Spain and Estonia.

Her fifth book, An Unusual Boy, will be released globally in October 2020.

Outside of writing, Fiona has tertiary qualifications in the humanities, social sciences and Indonesian Studies, and a longstanding involvement in the Australian not-for-profit sector. Over the past twenty years, she has worked with organisations specializing in philanthropy, international development, youth at risk, rural and regional issues and youth mental health.

She lives in Sydney with her family and enjoys ocean swimming, early morning runs and arguing about Monopoly with her three children.

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