Peter Rose Peter Rose grew up in Wangaratta. He belongs to a well-known sporting family, the Roses of Collingwood Football Club fame. Peter himself pursued a different direction, as a poet and publisher. The author of three books of poetry including the recently published Rattus Rattus; New and Selected Poems, and the winner of various awards, he is a well-known literary figure. For five years he was a judge of the Miles Franklin Literary Award and is now the editor of the Australian Book Review.

His family memoir, Rose Boys was the joint winner of the National Biography Award for 2003. This is his first novel. Read More Read Less