Nathan Curnow is the recent winner of the Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize.  His latest book The Ghost Poetry Project (Puncher and Wattmann) is based upon his stays at ten haunted sites around the country, including Port Arthur and Norfolk Island, and was named by Cate Kennedy as a ‘Best Read’ of 2009.  His works have appeared in places such as HEAT, Island, Overland and in Best Austrlian Poems 2008. Also an experienced performer, he has been heard widely on ABC, JJJ and Radio NZ and is currently co-editor of the literary journal Going Down Swinging.