​​Damian Rentoule, PhD, is an Australian writer and Tokyo-based international school principal, whose prolific work is inspired by over three decades of international living across five countries, professional roles in international education, the experience of raising his two daughters, and his personal passion for surfing and cycling. His published portfolio, which he notes tells its own story by representing unique moments in his life, includes both fiction and non-fiction available through online retailers. The non-fiction segment primarily focuses on educational leadership, exemplified by Communicating Your IB School's Unique Story (which proposes a four-step approach for identifying and conveying a school's identity), and parent support through the 'Global Child' series (including Conversations for a Global Child and Risk of My Design, which addresses preparing children for an interconnected world and utilising risk for independence), alongside a Surfing Journal for reflection. The fiction covers diverse genres such as historical fiction with The Elbe Coffins (about a coffin maker branded a witch by the Inquisition), refugee narratives in The Silence of Azul, dystopian science fiction in the ‘Pharm’ series (Life of the Pharm and Shadow of the Pharm), and mystery/adventure with Oystermouth Whispers.