Bill Cotter’s poems and stories have appeared in literary journals and magazines throughout Australia. He has won a number of literary awards, including the International Library of Poetry competition, the Maryborough Golden Wattle Festival poetry competition and the Melbourne Shakespeare Society’s sonnet competition. His work has also been recorded, published and read over the ABC. Some of his poetry, depicting issues of conservation, has also been on display in the Sale Regional Gallery and the East Gippsland Gallery in Bairnsdale. He has conducted a number of creative writing courses for adults and children. He has, in addition to the writing of poetry, an interest in the oral presentation of verse to an audience. Ginninderra Press has published eight books of his poetry, a collection of short stories and a short play for voices exploring the tragic journey of Burke and Wills.