Nicholas Hasluck

Nicholas Hasluck studied at the University of Western Australia, then Oxford, before practising law in Perth. He served as president of the Equal Opportunity Tribunal and later as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia. He is well-known also as a writer whose works include eleven novels and several travelogues. His creative work has led to a lengthy involvement in arts administration. He has served as deputy chair of the Australia Council, as deputy chair of the WA Performing Arts Academy and as chair of the Literature Board of the Australia Council. He became chair of the Commonwealth Writers Prize in 2006. These pursuits have nurtured his interest in the visual arts.