Phillip Gwynne

Phillip Gwynne (born 1958) is an Australian author. He is best known for his 1998 debut novel, ''Deadly, Unna?'', a rites-of-passage story which uses Australian rules football as a backdrop to explore race relations in a small town in South Australia. The novel won several awards, selling over 200,000 copies, and was adapted into a 2002 film titled ''Australian Rules''. Gwynne has written numerous other books, including children's and young adult books as well as screenplays for television and movies. Provided by Wikipedia