Ned Manning is an Australian writer, actor and educator
Ned is the author of several plays written for both young people and adult audiences, including ‘Alice Dreaming’ and ‘Us or Them’. Ned is also the author of the entertaining teaching memoir ‘Playground Duty’ and his debut novel ‘Painting the Light’.
Outside of writing Ned has performed in many of Australia’s best loved Films, TV productions and Plays, such as cult favourite ‘Dead-In Drive In’ and ‘Looking for Alibrandi’.
For several decades Ned has worked as an educator and advocate for teachers, speaking strongly in defence of pay and the need to better support our teachers. Ned has also produced several teaching resources, including ‘Shakespeare for Australian Schools’ as well as ‘Alice Dreaming’.
Purchase Ned’s first novel ‘Painting the Light’
A young woman’s dreams of becoming an artist are shattered by the outbreak of war in 1939…
Loosely based on the story of my parents ‘Painting the Light’ is a story of love, idealism and commitment to social change in a time of deep conservatism. This novel will surprise and delight you in equal measures.
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