Gregory Warwick Hansen lives in Melbourne, Australia, with his wife, Sherrie. Having majored in literature and history at Monash University, 'Pelsaert's Nightmare' is his debut novel. An early manuscript was shortlisted for the inaugural 2016 First Novel Prize in the United Kingdom, and a later draft was a First Place Category Winner in the 2018 Chaucer Book Awards for Pre-1750s Historical Fiction. Greg has also adapted the novel into a screenplay.