David Cohen is the author of the novels Disappearing off the Face of the Earth and Fear of Tennis, and the short-story collections The Hunter (winner of the 2019 Russell Prize for humour writing) and The Terrible Event (shortlisted for the 2024 Queensland Literary Awards). His stories have appeared in Australian Book Review, The Big Issue, Griffith Review, Meanjin, Tracks, and elsewhere. He lives in Brisbane, Australia.