F. B. Vickers
Novelist, Author
1903 – 1985
Who was F. B. Vickers?
Frederick Bert Vickers was an Australian novelist.
Born in England F. B. Vickers migrated to Australia in 1925. He worked on the land, on sheep stations, as a poultry farmer and in road gangs, before serving with the Australian Imperial Force in the Middle East during World War II . After suffering a leg injury he returned to recuperate in Australia and began to write while recovering in hospital. He wrote short stories and radio plays and two plays for the stage. In addition to writing six novels he also gave many talks on A.B.C. radio. In 1948 he received an honourable mention in the Sydney Morning Herald novel competition, and shared the third prize the next year with another novel. He served as President of the Fellowship of Australian Writers. He wrote at least 26 published works and died in 1985.
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