Tim Slade was born in nipaluna / Hobart in 1976. Since 2009 Tim lives in Pioneer, tebrakunna
Country, north-eastern Tasmania.
The Walnut Tree (2021, Bright South) was longlisted for the Tim Thorne Prize for Poetry, as part
of the 2022 Tasmanian Literary Awards. Tim’s poems have been widely published and
broadcast, including for the ABC’s Radio National, Australian Poetry Anthology, Island, The
Weekend Australian and the Margaret Reid International Poetry Prize. For his journalism and
poetry, Tim was a finalist in three categories of the 2021 Tasmanian Disability Awards —
Volunteer of the Year, Excellence in Advocacy, and Excellence in the Arts.
Tim’s forthcoming collection of poems is The Wave of Life.
Website: tim-slade.jimdosite.com