Glyn Parry is an Australian writer of children’s literature, young adult fiction and speculative fiction. Parry was born in the north-east of England and at the age of 12 he moved to Western Australia with his family. He has worked as a high school English teacher. In 1992 Parry’s first novel was published entitled L.A. POWSTCARDS. His second novel RADICAL TAKE OFFS won the Western Australian Premier’s Prize and the award for best Children’s & Young Adult’s Books. Parry again won an award at the Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards with his work SCOOTER BOY winning the Young Adults Award. OCEAN ROAD is Parry’s latest novel.