AustLit

'The son of two journalists. Martin Chambers was born in Perth. He has worked as a biologist, a tour guide, a whitewater rafting guide, a lab assistant, a publican, a kayak designer, a ferry skipper and in mineral exploration. He also cycles, kayaks and sails. He tells gr how all these activities contribute to his writing skills and talks about his inspiration for his new novel, How I Became the Mr Big of People Smuggling.' (30)