author
Roy Bridges
1885–1952
A journalist turned novelist from Tasmania, he became known as one of the island’s most prolific fiction writers. His books often draw on Australian history and local life, giving them a strong sense of place.
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Rogues' Haven
by Roy Bridges
About the author
Born in Hobart in 1885, Roy Bridges was the pen name of Royal Tasman Bridges, an Australian journalist and novelist. He studied at the University of Tasmania before working in newspapers including the Tasmanian News, The Mercury, The Australian Star, and The Age.
Bridges went on to build a remarkably large body of fiction and was later described as Tasmania’s most prolific novelist. Alongside journalism, he wrote many novels, often with historical or Australian settings, and his work helped keep Tasmanian people, places, and stories visible in popular fiction.
He died in 1952. His reputation has endured through literary reference works and archival collections in Tasmania, where he is still remembered as an important figure in the state’s writing history.