Malcolm Deare

Malcolm Deare is an Australian writer of speculative fiction whose work explores memory, belonging, technology, and the quiet human choices that make a place feel like home. His stories combine intimate emotional drama with philosophical science fiction, often finding the extraordinary inside ordinary rituals: a shared meal, a long-awaited return, a village lane at dusk, or a voice that remembers more than it should.

He is the creator of Okaeri, a Japanese-inspired science-fiction drama set in a remote mountain village where those who have left, and those thought lost, sometimes find their way home. Through stories of family, identity, grief, and renewal, Malcolm is drawn to the question at the heart of his work: if a life is shaped by love, memory, and connection, what does it mean for that life to be real?

Outside writing, Malcolm works in technology and business transformation, bringing a lifelong fascination with emerging technology, artificial intelligence, storytelling, games, and anime to his fiction. He lives in Sydney, Australia.