Benjamin Allmon
#About
Benjamin is an award-winning author, freelance journalist, adventurer, and film producer.
In 2016 Odyssey Books published his music/adventure memoir, Foot Notes. His most recent work, The Saltwater Story, is a fully-illustrated hardcover collaboration with renowned photographer David Kelly, as well as a feature-length documentary. His short story anthology, Mr Ordinary Dons a Disguise (including the award-winning Dicky’s Dilemma) will be released by Odyssey Books in September 2018.
His work has appeared in The Guardian, Voyeur Magazine, The Spectator, Blank Magazine, RACT’s Journeys Magazine, Jetstar Magazine, Outback Magazine, Stories of Music, Renaissance, Punchnel’s, Tincture Journal, The Writer and Aurealis to name a few.
An active member of the Gold Coast writing community, he harbours a deep affection for cricket, pistachios, and the music of Bela Fleck & the Flecktones.