Terry Hayes – Australian-British contemporary writer and screenwriter, author of the novel I Am Pilgrim and co-writer of Mad Max 2. His work blends spy thrillers, political intrigue, and history. Formerly a journalist and Hollywood screenwriter, Hayes’s debut novel instantly established him as a major voice in modern thrillers.
✨ Born in Zimbabwe, raised in Australia. 📰 Started as an investigative journalist. 🎬 Wrote screenplays for Mad Max 2 and Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. 📺 Worked extensively in U.S. television and film. 📚 I Am Pilgrim became an international bestseller. 🏆 Stephen King praised it as one of the decade’s finest thrillers. 🌍 His novels interweave espionage with global politics. 🖊 Was attached to write the screenplay for I Am Pilgrim adaptation. 📖 His long-awaited second book, Year of the Locust, was delayed for over a decade. 😲 Says writing a novel was tougher than surviving Hollywood. 🙂 Jokes that he’s still a journalist, “just with much longer copy.”