Michael Winkler is an Australian writer of fiction and non-fiction.
Winkler's novel Grimmish[1][2] was shortlisted for the 2022 Miles Franklin Award.
[3][4] Grimmish was subsequently published by Puncher & Wattmann (Australia), Peninsula Press (UK), Coach House Books (North America) and Mutatis Mutandis (Spanish translation, Spain).
His essay 'The Great Red Whale' won the Calibre Prize.
[6][7] Winkler has been a judge of The Age Book of the Year[8] and the Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize.