Born in Adelaide in 1993 at Ashford Hospital across the road from Le Cornu, Johnny has lived in Adelaide for the majority of his life. He now lives in The Whitsundays, QLD where he works on a prawn farm and is writing his fourth novel. Primarily, Johnny is a Marine Biologist and Ecologist by degree and a writer by trade; but is also a musician, artist, songwriter, poet and sportsman who also has a great interest in science and philosophy as well as the arts. Johnny Close has two great passions; storytelling and fishing. Whilst studying marine biology at the University of Adelaide he penned his first novel, 'The Dump', a classic coming of age tale set in suburban Australia; published by Austin Macauley London. He brings a distinct voice to narrating the revelry and innocence we all experience in our youth. In his spare time, Johnny enjoys pursuing all of his passions and gazing over and drawing from the Australian landscape and its inhabitants. In his downtime, he enjoys sitting on his Le Cornu bought futon and having a couple of quiet ones.