Gail Jones is the author of two short-story collections, a critical monograph, and the novels Black Mirror, Sixty Lights, Dreams of Speaking, Sorry and the recently published Five Bells (Random House Australia, 2011). She has won several national literary awards and also been shortlisted for international awards, including the IMPAC and the Prix Femina Étranger. Gail is also a Professor at the University of Western Sydney.

Gail is supported by the Australia Council for the Arts