Trent Dalton
Trent Dalton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Australia |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Genre | Long-form journalism, adult literary fiction |
| Notable works | Boy Swallows Universe |
| Spouse | Fiona Franzmann |
Trent Dalton is an Australian journalist and literary fiction author.[1][2]
Career
Dalton works as a staff writer for The Weekend Australian[3] and previously worked for The Courier-Mail.[4] In 2018 he published Boy Swallows Universe through 4th Estate,[5] which was longlisted for the 2019 Miles Franklin Award.[6]
In May 2019 the adaptation rights for Boy Swallows Universe were won by Anonymous Content, Chapter One and Hopscotch Features, to be directed by Australian actor and director Joel Edgerton.[7]
Bibliography
Novels
- Boy Swallows Universe, 4th Estate (2018) ISBN 9781460753897
- All Our Shimmering Skies (forthcoming, 2020) [8]
Nonfiction
- By Sea & Stars: The Story of the First Fleet, 4th Estate (2018) ISBN 9781460757413
Awards
- Australian Book Industry Awards[9]
- 2019: Winner: ABIA Book of the Year Boy Swallows Universe
- 2019: Winner: Literary Fiction Book of the Year Boy Swallows Universe
- 2019: Winner: The Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year Boy Swallows Universe
- 2019: Winner: Audio Book of the Year Boy Swallows Universe (Narr. Stig Wemyss)
- Indie Book Awards[10]
- 2019: Winner: Debut fiction Boy Swallows Universe
- International Dublin Literary Award[11]
- 2020: Longlisted: Boy Swallows Universe
- New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[12]
- 2019: Shortlisted: Christine Stead Prize for Fiction
- 2019: Winner: UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing[12]
- Queensland Literary Awards[13]
- 2019: Shortlisted: Queensland Premier's Award for a work of State Significance
- 2019: Shortlisted: The Courier-Mail People's Choice Queensland Book of the Year Award[14]
- Voss Literary Prize[15]
- 2019: Shortlisted
References
- ^ Dalton, Trent (May 2019). Boy Swallows Universe. Harper Collins Publ. UK. ISBN 9780008319250.
- ^ "Trent Dalton: Why I Wrote Boy Swallows Universe". HarperCollins Australia. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Trent Dalton", profile, The Australian
- ^ " 'We just knew him as Slim ... we didn't know he escaped from Boggo Rd prison' " by Fiona Purdon, The Courier-Mail, 29 June 2018
- ^ "Boy Swallows Universe". HarperCollins Australia. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Miles Franklin 2019 longlist announced". Books+Publishing. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ Reading, Better. "Awards, Oprah and a TV Deal: Success Continues for Trent Dalton's Boy Swallows Universe". BETTER READING. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ Fricot, Olivia. "Trent Dalton's second book, All Our Shimmering Skies, is coming in June 2020!". Booktopia (Blog). Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ Jefferson, arts editor Dee (3 May 2019). "First-time novelist wins Book of Year for suburban coming-of-age saga Boy Swallows Universe". ABC News. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "'Boy Swallows Universe' wins Book of the Year at 2019 Indie Book Awards". Books+Publishing. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Boy Swallows Universe". International Dublin Literary Award. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Perkins, Cathy (Summer 2019). "Excellence in Literature and History". SL Magazine. 12 (4): 52–55.
- ^ "2019 Queensland Literary Awards Shortlist". State Library Of Queensland. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Finalists announced for Queensland people's choice award". Books+Publishing. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Short List 2019". the voss literary prize. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
Further reading
External links
- Trent Dalton on X
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