The Author Attempts to be Present by N.H. Van Der Haar
Barnard ‘Bart’ Hopper is an actor, broadcaster, cartoonist, journalist, playwright, poet and raconteur based in Melbourne. He has attempted to write several books ranging on topics like humour, Nepalese food and Australia's migration policy.
In 2002, he was nominated for Catholic Father of the Year by the majority of his eleven children. In 2015, his musical, Mind That Hole!, was staged as the Donvale Theatre Company’s commemorative Gallipoli production.
Bart lives in Apollo Bay alone. He has been happily married three times. This will be his first novel and he hopes it is the herald of greater things.
N.H. Van Der Haar is a writer currently completing a Masters of Creative Writing and Publishing at the University of Melbourne. Before writing, they were a freelance stage manager.