Sam moves from country Victoria to Melbourne to play cricket and embrace life as a dramatic adventure, hoping it will play out like the stories in literature he loves. Through an unexpected attraction to one of his new cricket buddies, Sam learns a lot more about himself than he bargained for, and realises the journey might end up being pretty bumpy.

In Morse Code For Cats, amongst a deftly handled large cast, Sam comes up against prejudice, not just from others, but from straight-hating gays, and from his own country-boy conscience. While characters like drug-abusing emotional-denialist Zane, and God-bothering Joe are catalysts for Sam’s growth, he too is an influence on them, with his adamancy that he can be attracted to men and still be himself.

Morse Code for Cats is told through the sustained and believable colloquial voice of Sam, with moments of poeticism (inspired by drug experimentation, and the inspiration of a life lived dramatically and richly, as in a novel). There are moments of hilarity, such as the way the customers are treated in Sam’s part-time job at the video store, and there are many heartbreaking, and poignant moments. For Sam, life does become about passion, struggle, and big decisions. Morse Code for Cats is a genuine, gritty and gripping coming-of-age novel. -review by Angela Meyer (LiteraryMinded)

                  "A charming, touching and buoyant story, well written and astutely observed - Morse Code for Cats is an enviable debut."

-Richard Watts, 3RRR & editor, CANVAS magazine

                'Conyers has, in Sam, created a sweet and instantly likeable character...Equal parts funny and affecting, Morse Code for Cats is an enjoyably tumultuous journey.'

- Nick Bond, co-editor/journalist, Bnews. 

                 'Proof absolute that in competant hands the coming of age yarn has a few good miles left in it yet. Delivered as they are, in compellingly gritty shades of grey, it's impossible to be unmoved by Conyers' perfectly flawed, all to real characters as they document universally awkward, agonising and ocasionally exquisite, tentative first steps into adulthood. You'll remember Morse Code for Cats.'

-Mark White, choreographer, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.