AustLit

Based in Western Australia, Graeme Hague, who writes as G. M. Hague, was born in Rawtenstall, England and immgrated to Australia with his parents in the 1960s. After receiving his education at various state primary and secondary schools in Western Australia, he began an apprenticeship with the Royal Australian Navy but successfully applied for a voluntary discharge after six months. Since then Hague has underwritten his career as an author with various jobs, including local government clerk, car air-conditioning fitter, vehicle workshop manager, turf farm labourer and as a sales person (confectionary, electronics and white goods). He has also found employment opportunities as a sound engineer, touring musician and theatre technician.

Hague's first major writing success was the 1993 science fiction/horror novel, Ghost Beyond Earth. He has subsequently published another five novels in Australia, with several of these being receiving overseas distribution deals. Steven Paulsen and Sean McMullen have described his work as 'pacey thrillers with strong characterisation and dialogue, and [with] original ideas. They further note that these fall into the 'epic' category, and comprise 'traditional supernatural-horror motives such as ghosts and demons in a horror thriller format' (pp. 245-6).

In addition to his speculative fiction writing, Hague has authored numerous articles in magazines and trade journals such as The Australian Magazine, Mode Magazine, Australian Playboy, She Magazine, The RACQ, Sonics and Connections.