Nicholas Francis Ward "Nick" Earls (born 8 October 1963 in
Newtownards,
Northern Ireland) is an award-winning novelist from
Brisbane,
Australia. He writes humorous
popular fiction about everyday life, and is often compared to
Nick Hornby. The majority of Earls' novels are set in his hometown of Brisbane, a fact which led to his high local profile, and his fronting of a major Brisbane tourism campaign.