Ken Linnett has worked in dozens of jobs but earned the majority of his income during 10 years of teaching and 26 years of journalism. In the 1970s he started writing short stories, in the 1990s he switched to non-fiction. Linnett’s third published book, Tulloch: the extraordinary life and times of a true champion, was a critical and commercial success. His fourth book, Rough Habit: an unlikely champion will be released by Hardie Grant Books in May 2020..