Michael Hyde has been writing for over 30 years - mainly for adolescents and YA. All Along the Watchtower was his memoir of the sixties in Australia. After 25 years as an English teacher Michael now lectures in Creative Writing, Sports Writing and Children's Literature at Victoria University and conducts writing workshops for students and teachers across Australia. More recently he appeared on the award-winning SBS 4 part documentary on ASIO, Persons of Interest. He has also begun work on another YA novel, Morrison and Mr Moore, about an unlikely friendship between a soon-to-retire school principal and a rebellious 17-year -old student.