Tales from Northern Tasmania

Anne Layton-Bennett is a freelance writer and journalist. With a passion for storytelling and a special focus on Tasmanian tales, Anne brings a unique voice to her writing.

A local writer for local stories.

About Anne

Anne Layton-Bennett is a freelance writer - which allows her to talk to lots of interesting and fascinating people and tell their stories about the work they do, and the lives they’ve lived. She has been a regular contributor of science-based, animal-related articles for specialist monthly magazine The Veterinarian for almost 20 years, and she also writes the occasional feature for online publication Tasmanian Times. Currently Anne is also working on a non-fiction memoir that tells the story of a community’s campaign to stop what would have been ‘the world’s fourth largest pulp mill’ being built in Tasmania’s Tamar Valley.

A bridge over a river with trees in the background
A group of ducks are swimming in a body of water

"A writer only begins a book. A reader finishes it."

~ Samuel Johnson

I never expected it would be easy . . .

By Anne Layton-Bennett • April 27, 2026
The diffioculties of attracting the representation of a publisher - or an agent - when it comes to publishing the manuscript you've laboured over for so long.

Never say never

By Anne Layton-Bennett • April 1, 2026
Our free range and ageing bantam chooks often scorn their custom-made nesting boxes go rogue when it comes to laying eggs

Book review: Silk Silver Opium

By Anne Layton-Bennett • March 11, 2026
Book review of Michael Pembroke's Silk Silver Opium: the trade with China that shaped history.
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If you're an editor in search of unique content, or simply curious to learn more about Anne and her work, feel free to get in touch via her contact page. Alternatively, you can visit her About page to discover more about this passionate storyteller.