Anthony English
Author | Valla, New South Wales, Australia
Before moving to Valla in northern New South Wales in 2014, Anthony English was a lecturer in international management at Flinders University, Adelaide. He has lived and worked in Papua New Guinea, Kiribati, the Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Australia and New Zealand. He has been a civil servant, development project manager, executive head-.... more
Before moving to Valla in northern New South Wales in 2014, Anthony English was a lecturer in international management at Flinders University, Adelaide. He has lived and worked in Papua New Guinea, Kiribati, the Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Australia and New Zealand. He has been a civil servant, development project manager, executive head-hunter, and international negotiation adviser. He is trained in mediation, and qualified from diploma to PhD levels in anthropology, education and international management. In 2006 he was visiting professor in the Department of Diplomacy at National Chengchi University, Taiwan. Previous publications include journalism and academic articles. His non-fiction book Tug of War: The Tension Concept and the Art of International Negotiation (2010) analyses international negotiation in hostage release, diplomacy, trade and business. Death of a Coast Watcher is his first long work of fiction.