Brendan Watkins is an Australian author.

 

After a varied career in the entertainment and not-for-profit sectors, Brendan took 12 months off to explore and document his complex ancestry. Five years later, in 2023, his best-selling memoir ‘Tell No One’ was published. The book garnered significant media attention and prompted calls for a federal government investigation into his findings. 

 

‘Tell No One’ was longlisted for the 2023 Walkley ‘Longform Journalism’ Book Award. An ABC TV feature on Brendan's story has since accumulated over 3 million views.

 

His current research into the evolution of the Australian recording industry will form the basis of an upcoming non-fiction book.

 

He swims, a lot.