Damascus

Christos Tsiolkas is the author of five novels: Loaded, which was made into the feature film Head-On, The Jesus Man and Dead Europe, which won the 2006 Age Fiction Prize and the 2006 Melbourne Best Writing Award. He won Overall Best Book in the Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2009, was shortlisted for the 2009 Miles Franklin Literary Award, longlisted for the 2010 Man Booker Prize and won the Australian Literary Society Gold Medal for his novel, The Slap, which was also announced as the 2009 Australian Booksellers Association and Australian Book Industry Awards Books of the Year. He is also a playwright, essayist and screenwriter. Christos' latest novel is Barracuda, which was published here and in the UK to rave reviews in late 2013 and became an instant bestseller.

South African born, London resident of 50 years, Saul is a multi award-winning audiobook narrator (including ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ by Stieg Larsson) He has narrated over 50 TV documentaries for Sky History Channel, is a former National Theatre player, and was nominated Best Actor for his performance in ‘Old Wicked Songs’ by Jon Marans. Saul has also toured 35 cities around the world with his one-man storytelling show, ‘Now You’re Talking!’, including seasons in Chicago. off-Broadway and off-West End, London.