Nick Brodie describes himself as a professional history nerd. He started out as a boy from country NSW who spent a lot of time outdoors dreaming of dinosaurs, but ended up a writer of a growing catalogue of popular histories about Australia. The Vandemonian War, Kosciuszko and Under Fire are to name just a few. Before he settled down to Australian history, Nick received his doctorate in late mediaeval vagrancy, of all things, before changing direction and taking up the study of archaeology. He’s also worked in software – he used to write computer games as a kid – and he researches and teaches widely as well as writing his histories and working as an archivist for the Catholic archdiocese in Hobart. Nick says he’s always been a storyteller. He says he wants his writing to be both accessible and erudite, and to bring fresh angles to old tales. Let’s find out how he does that.
