Steve Harris
Steve Harris is a former editor, editor-in-chief and publisher at The Age, Sunday Age and Herald Sun. He is a life member of the Melbourne Press Club, a Knight Fellow at Stanford University, and in 2024 was made a Member of the Order of Australia for significant contributions to print journalism.
A fourth-generation Tasmanian, he is the author of Solomon’s Noose, the true story of a young convict who became Queen Victoria’s longest-serving hangman; The Lost Boys of Mr Dickens, about the British Empire’s first juvenile prison in Van Diemen’s Land; and The Prince and the Assassin, about Australia’s first royal tour and act of political terrorism.
Steve's newly published book Under the Influence of Salmon: How a man and a fish turned our world upside down is now available.
Reviews
'Solomon’s Noose is a fascinating read' - Ross Fitzgerald - The Australian 24/10/15
'Gripping' - Steven Carroll - The Sydney Morning Herald 17/10/15
'Solomon Blay's story is remarkable' - Tim Martain - The Daily Telegraph 29/08/15
'Solomon’s Noose is an illuminating look at the difficult birth of a nation through its darkest, most dangerous period' - Smith Journal 25/08/15
The story of Tasmania's longest serving hangman interview - Conversations with Richard Fidler - ABC Radio Podcast 15/09/15