Tristan Michael Savage is a Brisbane based screenwriter and author. His first novel, Rift Breaker, won the prestigious Black&Write! Fellowship, as well as the Kris Hembury Encouragement award for emerging artists as presented at the Aurealis Awards ceremony. His foray into screenwriting began with a role as notetaker and writer’s attachment, where he quickly advanced to the main writing team of the Logie nominated Grace Beside Me. Tristan is a freelance Film and Television screenwriter for various production companies, and he is the inaugural winner of the Magabala Fellowship for his current novel in progress.