Trent Dalton
Trent Dalton | |
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Born | South-east Queensland, Australia |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | Australian |
Genre | Long-form journalism, adult literary fiction |
Notable works | Boy Swallows Universe
All Our Shimmering Skies |
Notable awards | ABIA Awards Indie Book Awards MUD Literary Prize Walkley Awards |
Trent Dalton is an Australian journalist and literary fiction author.[1][2]
Early life[]
Trent Dalton grew up in a Housing Commission house in Bracken Ridge, a suburb on the northern outskirts of Brisbane.[3]
Journalism[]
Dalton worked as a journalist for The Courier-Mail.[4] As of August 2021 he works as a staff writer for The Weekend Australian Magazine.[5]
Works[]
Boy Swallows Universe[]
In 2018 he published the semi-autobiographical novel through 4th Estate,[6] which was longlisted for the 2019 Miles Franklin Award.[7]
In May 2019 the film 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.[8]
Queensland Theatre Company developed a play from the book, its performance delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia in 2020,[9][10] but later scheduled to premiere in September at the 2021 Brisbane Festival.[11]
All Our Shimmering Skies[]
All Our Shimmering Skies [12] was published by HarperCollins in September 2020. ISBN 9781460759820[10]
Love Stories[]
Love Stories [13] was published by HarperCollins in October 2021. ISBN 9781460760932
Non-fiction[]
- By Sea & Stars: The Story of the First Fleet, 4th Estate (2018) ISBN 9781460757413
Awards[]
Journalism awards[]
Literary prizes[]
- Australian Book Industry Awards
- 2019: Winner: ABIA Book of the Year Boy Swallows Universe[16]
- 2019: Winner: Literary Fiction Book of the Year Boy Swallows Universe[citation needed]
- 2019: Winner: The Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year Boy Swallows Universe[citation needed]
- 2019: Winner: Audio Book of the Year Boy Swallows Universe (Narr. Stig Wemyss)[citation needed]
- 2021: Shortlisted: Literary Fiction Book of the Year All Our Shimmering Skies[17]
- International Dublin Literary Award
- 2020: Longlisted: Boy Swallows Universe[20]
- MUD Literary Prize
- 2019: Winner, for Boy Swallows Universe, his first literary prize[21]
- Queensland Literary Awards
- 2019: Shortlisted: Queensland Premier's Literary Award for a work of State Significance, for Boy Swallows Universe[23]
- 2019: Shortlisted: The Courier-Mail People's Choice Queensland Book of the Year Award, for Boy Swallows Universe[24]
- Voss Literary Prize
- 2019: Shortlisted, Boy Swallows Universe[25]
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.
- ^ "How Trent Dalton Channeled Boy Swallows Universe". 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ " '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
- ^ "Trent Dalton", profile, The Australian
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Boy Swallows Universe". Queensland Theatre Company. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ a b Kembrey, Melanie (25 September 2020). "Why Trent Dalton needed to 'run a mile' from his hit debut novel". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Boy Swallows Universe Page to Stage Forum playback". ABC Radio. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "All Our Shimmering Skies". HarperCollins Australia. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Love Stories". HarperCollins Australia. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Quality journalism rewarded at Walkleys". www.couriermail.com.au. 27 November 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Trent Dalton". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ Jefferson, 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.
- ^ "ABIA 2021 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "'Boy Swallows Universe' wins Book of the Year at 2019 Indie Book Awards". Books+Publishing. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Indie Book Awards 2021 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Boy Swallows Universe". International Dublin Literary Award. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ Sly, David (21 February 2020). "For a group of Adelaide philanthropists, the value of supporting Australian literature is as clear as MUD". The Adelaide Review. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ a b Perkins, Cathy (Summer 2019). "Excellence in Literature and History" (PDF). SL Magazine. State Library of New South Wales. 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.
- ^ "Short List 2019". the voss literary prize. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
Further reading[]
- Dalton, Trent (5 October 2018). "Debut writers series: Trent Dalton's Boy Swallows Universe" (Audio, 20min 36sec). ABC Radio National. The Book Show. Interviewed by Nichols, Claire.
External links[]
- Living people
- 21st-century Australian novelists
- The Australian journalists
- Walkley Award winners
- Writers from Brisbane