Robyn Davidson was born at Stanley Park, a cattle station in Miles, Queensland, the second of two girls.
19 Facts About Robyn Davidson
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Robyn Davidson received a music scholarship but did not take it up.
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In Brisbane, Davidson shared a house with biologists and studied zoology.
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In 1975, Robyn Davidson moved to Alice Springs, in an effort to work with camels for a desert trek she was planning.
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Robyn Davidson said later that she would often recall Mahomet's advice and warnings, especially when faced with the ferocity of in-season wild camels eyeing her herd.
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Mahomet provided her with two camels, Kate and Zeleika; Kate would not go on the upcoming journey due to a serious skin infection, which Robyn Davidson attempted to nurse for several months.
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In 1977, Robyn Davidson set off for Australia's west coast from Alice Springs, with her dog Diggitty and four camels: Dookie, Bub, Zeleika, and Goliath.
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Robyn Davidson had no intention of writing about the journey, but eventually agreed to write an article for the magazine National Geographic.
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The National Geographic article was published in 1978 and attracted so much interest that Robyn Davidson decided to write a book about the experience.
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Robyn Davidson travelled to London and lived with Doris Lessing while writing Tracks.
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Burke's father Mr Eddie, a Pitjantjatjara man, had trekked through Ngaanyatjarra lands with Robyn Davidson, guiding her to water sources along the way.
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Robyn Davidson was teaching me something about flow, about choosing the right moment for everything, about enjoying the present.
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Robyn Davidson decided that she wanted to do it on her own.
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The majority of Robyn Davidson's work has been travelling with and studying nomadic peoples.
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Robyn Davidson's writing on nomads is based mainly on personal experience, and she brings many of her thoughts together in No Fixed Address, her contribution to the Quarterly Essay series.
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Robyn Davidson was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the King's Birthday Honours List in June 2024.
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Robyn Davidson is the subject of a song written by Irish folk singer and songwriter Mick Hanly.
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In 2024 Robyn Davidson was interviewed by Indira Naidoo for episode 9 of the 38th series of Compass on ABCTV.
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Robyn Davidson has moved frequently, and has had homes in Sydney, London, and India.