PETER SKRZYNECKI has published 13 books of poetry and prose and
won several literary prizes including the Grace Leven Poetry Prize. His
book Immigrant Chronicle has been set for study on the NSW Higher
School Certificate Syllabus. He has published two collections of short
stories, two novels and edited two volumes of anthologies. He teaches
at the University of Western Sydney, Macarthur. Peter Skrzynecki was awarded
an Order of Australia in 2002 for his contribution to poetry.