Tom Trumble

For nearly 20 years, I have worked as a journalist, a speechwriter, an author, senior communications and stakeholder engagement advisor, podcaster and recruiter. My work has been published by Penguin Random House and Pan Macmillan, has appeared in major print and online publications and has been spoken by State Government Ministers. I am a people's person with a knack of finding and telling a great story.

• 2012 Wheeler Centre – Recipient of inaugural Wheeler Centre Fellowship
• 2002 Universitas 21 – Recipient of Study Abroad scholarship to study at Glasgow University
• 2001 University of Melbourne – Exhibition Prize, History of Revolutions

• As an author of seven published non-fiction books, I have undertaken deep research and extensive interviewing and demonstrated an eye for detail, an ability to meet tight deadlines and the capacity to “market” the stories on television, radio, print and online. My author page is available here.
• 2025 Survival in Singapore: Elizabeth Choy, Operation Jaywick and the Battle for Truth Changi Penguin Rando House, August 2025 Synopsis – The triumph and tragic aftermath of Operation Jaywick, Australia’s greatest commando operation
• 2014 Tomorrow We Escape: One Man’s Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival From Tobruk to the Prison Camps of Occupied Europe Penguin Books Australia, June 2014 Synopsis – An Australian soldier’s true story of escape from POW camps in Italy and Germany in WWII.
• 2013 Rescue at 2100 Hours: The Untold Story of the Most Daring Escape of the Pacific War Penguin Books Australia, June 2013 Synopsis – The true story of a party of Australian airmen trapped on Japanese-occupied Timor in WWII.
• 2011 Unholy Pilgrims Penguin Books Australia, January 2011 Synopsis – A comedic travel memoir written while walking the Camino de Santiago, a Spanish pilgrimage.
• 2025 The Power of Choice Pan MacMillan, October 2025 Synopsis – The second memoir of 2025 Australian of the Year Neale Daniher, detailing life lessons from growing up in the NSW Riverina, playing and coaching AFL, and living with Motor Neuron Disease. (Ghostwritten by Tom Trumble)
• 2016 The Outback Wrangler: True Tales of Crocs, Choppers and Shockers Penguin Random House, August 2016 Synopsis – A series of stories of the life of Australia’s newest crocodile hunter and international star, Matt Wright. (Ghostwritten by Tom Trumble)
• 2016 The Extraordinary Life of the Wildlife Man: Death Defying encounters with crocs, sharks and wild animals Penguin Random House, January 2016 Synopsis – A compelling biography of one of Australia’s pioneering wildlife experts. (Ghostwritten by Tom Trumble)