Autor/-in: Ivan Grosvenor Hawthorn

Ivan Grosvenor Hawthorn was born to farming parents in Ungarie, New South Wales, Australia, and was the third of eight brothers. Ivan left school at 14 to find work during the great depression, and in 1952, he joined the Royal Australian Airforce, retiring in 1969 with the rank of acting warrant officer. Ivan wintered twice in Antarctica and twice as OIC of the 28th and 32nd Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE). Following an industrial accident that left him with major spinal injuries, writing became his pain management, and he has written and published several stories, both fiction and non-fiction, based on his experiences.