Pia Santaklaus

Pia Santaklaus is a Sydney author and poet. His first published work was The Crime of the Agent Mariner.

Published in 2006 by Bitter Beat, the book was illustrated by the author's Tasmanian friend and award-winning artist Tony Flowers.

As The Crime Of The Agent-Mariner gains readership and popularity, more fans of the book have become privy to the secrets that Pia Santaklaus has hidden among the pages. The book's main surprise can only be uncovered if someone else who has already been given the secret decides to pass it on to the reader. In essense the poem is a metaphor for the struggle between industry and nature.

Pia Santaklaus and Tony Flowers are currently working on a follow up book called Jo-Blight and The Seven Drawers due for release in 2008. The Crime of The Agent-Mariner was entered in the New South Wales Writers' Centre 2006 poetry sprint winning a place and was also listed on the NSW Premier's Reading Challenge list in 2006.

Pia Santaklaus is an anagram pseudonym of the Author's real name. Inspired by the works of Dr. Suess, Edward Gorey, William Blake, Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll and The Beatles, Pia Santaklaus CREATES poetic fables, cautionary tales and nonesense verse for adults and children alike. His motto is "Pia Santaklaus rhymes all the times!"