Paul Collins is an Australian writer and editor who specializes in science fiction and fantasy. Collins has written many books for younger readers. He is best known for his fantasy series, The Jelindel Chronicles, and The Quentaris Chronicles. His latest science fiction books are The Earthborn, The Skyborn and The Hiveborn, all published in the USA. In addition to his novels, Collins has written over thirty chapter books, around thirty non-fiction hardcovers for the education market, and two collections of his own stories. He co-edited four boxed sets of anthologies with Meredith Costain, edited eleven trade anthologies, and was the principal editor of The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy. [More at Wikipedia]

May 21st, 1954 in (Age 70)