
Michael Adams
ABOUT
Michael Adams
Michael Adams has been a magazine journalist and editor, his work appearing in the likes of Rolling Stone, Empire and Men’s Style, as well as a television scriptwriter, producer and presenter, on shows as diverse as MasterChef, Travel Guides, Aussie Inventions That Changed the World and The Movie Show. He is the author of ten novels for children and young adults. His non-fiction works include Australia’s Sweetheart, Hanging Ned Kelly and The Murder Squad, which was shortlisted for the 2024 Ned Kelly Award in the True Crime category. Michael is the creator and host of the Forgotten Australia podcast, which has racked up more than six million downloads since 2018. His latest book is a true crime, You’ll Never Hold Me (2024).
PROGRAM SESSIONS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
The Manly Writers' Festival acknowledges and thanks the original storytellers on the lands on which our events take place, the Gameraygal people of the Eora Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing connection and culture, and we pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present, as well as emerging leaders.