The Pride

Internationally bestsellling author Tony Park is the author of more than 20 adventure thriller novels set in Africa. Born in 1964, he grew up in the western suburbs of Sydney, Australia, and has worked as a newspaper journalist in Australia and the UK, a government press secretary, freelance writer and as a PR consultant. Park served 34 years in the Australian Army Reserve including a six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan in 2002. He and his wife, Nicola, divide their time between their home in Sydney, and southern Africa, where they own a home on the edge of the Kruger National Park. His latest novel, King of Beasts, is due out in 2026.

Phoebe Taylor is an independent artist, primarily involved in acting, writing, directing and photography. She was a member of the Howard Fine Acting Studio Australia’s full time program in 2012, the Monash Graduate Ensemble 2009 and Victorian College of the Arts Acting Studio in 2008. Recent theatre credits include Old Man Nanook, Titus Andronicus and Speak English or Die. On screen she can be seen in Raylene and Charlie, Revelation and Firelight. Phoebe is also an experienced narrator and has collaborated in music and multimedia work as both a vocalist and writer.