Orrin Hurlbutt is an Australian military science fiction writer from rural Queensland. The son of storytellers, from a young age his passion for writing grew out of his mother’s children’s literature background and his father’s passion for history and stories.

 

Growing up with autism, Orrin was drawn to science fiction for its technical appeal and was important as he overcame his language difficulties.

 

During High School he started exploring Grand Strategy and Military Simulators and found a passion for Cold War political and military history. Here he would be drawn to reading military science fiction from writers like Eric Nylund and Karen Traviss.

 

At Griffith University he would find a passion for worldbuilding, particularly for constructed languages and graduated in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and Security Studies.