As a child David Metzenthen was a nature boy; he loved fishing and farm work, exploring the bush, and being outdoors under the stars. He also lived very much inside his own head; feeling that the world was a place of unlimited adventure. He harboured dreams of becoming a cowboy, a fisherman, a farmer, a sailor, or a writer. Instead he left home at eighteen, with a copy of Jack Kerouac's On the Road for company, and hitch-hiked his way around New Zealand. Returning to Australia, David worked as a builder's labourer and advertising copy writer before finding success as a writer of books for children and young adults.
David's work has been translated into Danish and Italian and published in the UK and US. He has also written for the Aussie Nibbles, Bites and Chomps series. While researching his most recent book, Black Water, David spent time wandering around Queenscliff, listening to stories in local maritime pubs, and talking to restoration boat builders.
David lives with his family in Melbourne.
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