Inga Simpson is an award-winning Australian author whose novels include Mr Wigg, Nest (longlisted for the Miles Franklin and Stella Prize), Where the Trees Were, Understory, The Last Woman in the World (shortlisted for the 2022 Fiction Indie Book Award), and Willowman (a 2024 BookPeople 100 Must-Read Australian Novel). Inga holds two PhDs, including one in Australian nature writing. Her latest novel, The Thinning, has been longlisted for the prestigious 2025 Stella Prize.