Paul's latest fantasy books, written in collaboration with Sean McMullen, are six titles in The Warlock's Child series: The Burning Sea, Dragonfall Mountain, The Iron Claw, Trial by Dragons, Voyage to Morticas and The Guardians[3].

In addition to his novels, Collins has written over a hundred chapter books, around thirty non-fiction hardcovers for the education market (published both in Australia and the USA), and 150 short stories, the best of which appeared in two collections.

That same year, in order to support himself so that he could write, Collins launched Void,[4] the first professional science fiction magazine Australia had seen since the demise of the joint Australian and British production Vision of Tomorrow.

Collins pioneered the publishing of adult heroic fantasy in Australia and did much to raise the profile of Australian genre writing.

Collins has a black belt in both Taekwondo and jujitsu and was a kickboxer,[4] experience he puts to good use in his recent, fast-paced cyber-oriented tales, which have culminated in the cyberpunk novel Cyberskin.

[7] Collins returned to editing in 1994 to compile Metaworlds, an anthology of Australia's best recent science fiction, for Penguin Books.

Certainly the success of his YA anthology, Dream Weavers, and possibly its sequel, Fantastic Worlds, has encouraged him to write and edit for younger readers.

His story with Rick Kennett, "The Willcroft Inheritance', appeared in Charles L. Grant's Gothic Ghosts, TOR, 1997 and was picked up by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling for their Recommended Reading List Year's Best.

Paul compiled and edited a seven-volume boxed set, called Book People — Meet Australia's Favourite Children's Authors and Illustrators.

Authors featured are, among others, Richard Harland, Christine Harris, Glyn Parry, Jackie French, Jenny Pausacker, John Heffernan, Allan Baillie, Justin D'Ath and Robert Hood.

"[11] It has published books by, among others, Michael Salmon, Doug MacLeod, Sean McMullen, Justin D'Ath, Alyssa Brugman, James Roy, David Miller, Jenny Mounfield, Gary Crew, Hazel Edwards, Dianne Bates, Isobelle Carmody and Collins himself.