Timothy John Winton (born 4 August 1960) is an Australian writer. He has written

novels A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itself ...

, children's books, non-fiction books, and short stories. In 1997, he was named a Living Treasure by the

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, and has won the

Miles Franklin Award The Miles Franklin Literary Award is an annual literary prize awarded to "a novel which is of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases". The award was set up according to the will of Miles Franklin (1879–195 ...

four times.

Life and career

Timothy John Winton was born on 4 August 1960 in Subiaco, an inner western suburb of Perth, Western Australia. He grew up in the northern Perth suburb of Karrinyup, before he moved with his family to the regional city of Albany at the age of 12.Steger, Jason (2008) "It's a risky business", '' The Sydney Morning Herald'', 25–27 April 2008, Books: p. 29 Whilst at the

Western Australian Institute of Technology Curtin University, formerly known as Curtin University of Technology and Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT), is an Australian public research university based in Bentley, Perth, Western Australia. It is named after John Curtin, ...

, Winton wrote his first novel, ''

An Open Swimmer ''An Open Swimmer'' is the first novel by Australian author, Tim Winton. Winton wrote this novel while attending a creative writing course at Curtin University. In 1981, it won The Australian/Vogel Literary Award, and kick-started Winton's writ ...

'', which won The Australian/Vogel Literary Award in 1981, launching his writing career. He has stated that he wrote "the best part of three books while at university".Steger, Jason (2008) "Its a risky business" in '' The Sydney Morning Herald'', 25–27 April 2008, Books p. 28 His second book, ''

Shallows ''Shallows'' (1984) is a novel by Australian author Tim Winton. It won the 1984 Miles Franklin Award, and was the 1985 joint winner of Western Australian Premier's Book Award - Fiction. Carolyn See called it "a dark masterpiece that ranks with ' ...

'', won the

in 1984. Winton published '' Cloudstreet'' in 1991, which properly established his writing career. He has continued to publish fiction, plays and non-fiction material.

Personal life

Winton has lived in Italy, France, Ireland and Greece, but currently lives in Western Australia. He met his wife Denise when they were children at school. When he was 18 and recovering from a car accident, they reconnected as she was a

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. They married when Winton was 21 and she was 20, and had three children together. They live on the coast north of Perth. Winton’s younger brother, Andrew Winton, is a

musician A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who wri ...

and a high school

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. His younger sister is Sharyn O'Neill, who in 2007 assumed the position of

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of the WA Education Department. As his fame has grown, Winton has guarded his and his family's privacy. He rarely speaks in public yet he is known as "an affable, plain-speaking man of unaffected intelligence and deep emotions."

Reception and honours

In 1995, Winton's ''

The Riders ''The Riders'' (1994) is a novel by Australian author Tim Winton published in 1994. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1995. Winton has won several literary awards. Plot summary ''The Riders'' tells the story of an Australian man, Fred ...

'' was shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction, as was his 2002 book, '' Dirt Music''. The former is currently being adapted for film, while '' Dirt Music (film)'' was released in 2019. He has won many other prizes, including the

a record four times: for ''Shallows'' (1984), ''Cloudstreet'' (1992), ''Dirt Music'' (2002) and ''Breath'' (2009). ''Cloudstreet'' regularly appears in lists of Australia's best-loved novels. All his books are still in print and have been published in eighteen different languages. His work has also been successfully adapted for stage, screen and radio. On the publication of his novel, ''Dirt Music'', he collaborated with broadcaster Lucky Oceans to produce a compilation CD, '' Dirt Music – Music for a Novel''. The Tim Winton Young Writers Award, sponsored annually since 1993 by the City of Subiaco, recognizes young writers in the Perth metropolitan area. It is open to short story writers of primary school and

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age. Three compilations have been published: ''Destination Unknown'' (2001) ''Life Bytes'' (2002), and ''Hatched: Celebrating Twenty Years of the Tim Winton Award for Young Writers (2013)''. The latter features the winning story from each year of the award from 1993 to 2012. Winton is the patron of the competition. Winton has been named a Living Treasure by the National TrustLiving Treasures list, National Trust website
and awarded the

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for service to literature and the community. He is patron of the ''Tim Winton Award for Young Writers'' sponsored by the

City of Subiaco The City of Subiaco is a local government area in Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 7 km² in inner western metropolitan Perth and lies about 3 km west of the Perth CBD. The City includes the historically working- ...

, Western Australia.

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has named a lecture theatre in his honour.

Style and themes

Winton draws his prime inspiration from

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and place, mostly coastal Western Australia. He has said "The place comes first. If the place isn't interesting to me then I can't feel it. I can't feel any people in it. I can't feel what the people are on about or likely to get up to." Dr Jules Smith for the British Council wrote about Winton,

"His books are boisterous and lyrical by turns, warm-hearted in their depictions of family life but with characters that often have to be in extremis in order to find themselves. They have a wonderful feeling for the strange beauty of Australia; are frequently flavoured with Aussie vernacular expressions, and a good deal of emotional directness. They question macho role models (his books are full of strong women and troubled men) and are prepared to risk their realist credibility with enigmatic, even visionary endings."

Winton revisits place and, occasionally, characters from one book to another. Queenie Cookson, for example, is a character in '' Breath'' who also appears in ''

'', ''

Minimum of Two ''Minimum Of Two'' is the second collection of short stories by multi award-winning Australian writer Tim Winton. It is an anthology which consists of 14 short stories, seven of which feature the characters Jerra, Rachel and Sam Nilsam: *''Forest ...

'' and in two of the

Lockie Leonard Lockie Leonard is a fictional character and the protagonist of a trilogy of young adult novels by Australian by the author Tim Winton. Character Lockie Leonard is a 12-year-old who moves to Angelus, a fictional, small coastal town in the ...

books.

Environmental advocacy

Winton is actively involved in the Australian environmental movement. He is a patron of th
Australian Marine Conservation Society
(AMCS) and is involved in many of their campaigns, notably their work in raising awareness about

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consumption. He is a patron of the Stop the Toad Foundation and contributed to the whaling debate with an article on the ''Last Whale'' website. He is also a prominent advocate of the Save Moreton Bay organisation, the Environment Defender's Office, the

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and the Marine Conservation Society, with which he is campaigning against shark finning. In 2003, Winton was awarded the inaugural Australian Society of Authors (ASA) Medal in recognition for his work in the campaign to save the Ningaloo Reef. Winton keeps away from the public eye, unless promoting a new book or supporting an environmental issue. He told reviewer Jason Steger "Occasionally they wheel me out for green advocacy stuff but that's the only kind of stuff I put my head up for."cited by Steger, Jason (2008) "It's a risky business" in '' The Sydney Morning Herald'', 25–27 April 2008, Books p. 28 In 2016, species of fish from the

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region was named after him. In March 2017 Winton was named patron of the newly established Native Australian Animals Trust. He has always featured the environment and the Australian landscape in his writings. The trust was established to help research and teaching about native animals and their environment. Associate Professor Tim Dempster, School of Biosciences is quoted as saying, "Australia has a unique and charismatic animal fauna, but our state of knowledge about it is poor. Indeed species can go extinct before we even know of their existence. We have much to learn from our fauna, and a pressing need to do so."

Bibliography

Novels

* ''

'' (1982) * ''

'' (1984) * ''

That Eye, The Sky ''That Eye, the Sky'' is a 1986 novel by Australian author Tim Winton. It follows the young protagonist Morton 'Ort' Flack, as he struggles to cope with life in a small country town after his father is paralyzed in a serious car accident. After ...

'' (1986) * ''

In the Winter Dark ''In The Winter Dark'' is a 1988 novel by Australian author Tim Winton. Synopsis The setting is a valley called the Sink, which is isolated and surrounded by forest. The people who come there are lonely, have troubles or are drawn by the lan ...

'' (1988) * ''

'' (1990-1997) * '' Cloudstreet'' (1991) * ''

'' (1994) * '' Blueback'' (1997) * '' Dirt Music'' (2001) * '' Breath'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2018)

Short fiction

;Collections * ''

Scission Scission may refer to: * Scission (chemistry), bond cleavage, the splitting of chemical bonds ** Chain scission, the degradation of a polymer main chain ** Beta scission, reaction in thermal cracking of hydrocarbons * ''Scission and Other Storie ...

'' (1985) * ''

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'' (1985) * ''

Minimum Of Two ''Minimum Of Two'' is the second collection of short stories by multi award-winning Australian writer Tim Winton. It is an anthology which consists of 14 short stories, seven of which feature the characters Jerra, Rachel and Sam Nilsam: *''Forest ...

'' (1987) * ''

The Collected Shorter Novels of Tim Winton ''The Collected Shorter Novels of Tim Winton'' is a collection of early short novels by award-winning Australian author Tim Winton. Published in 1995, it includes ''An Open Swimmer'', ''That Eye, The Sky'' and '' In the Winter Dark''. Contents ...

'' (1995) * '' The Turning'' (2004) ;Stories

Plays

* ''Rising Water'' (2011) * ''Signs of Life'' (2012) * ''Shrine'' (2013)

Children's books

* '' Jesse'' (1988) * '' Lockie Leonard, Human Torpedo'' (1990) * ''

The Bugalugs Bum Thief ''The Bugalugs Bum Thief'' (1991) is a children's novel by Australian author Tim Winton. Story ''The Bugalugs Bum Thief'' is a comedic mystery story about Skeeta Anderson. When Skeeta wakes to find his bum is missing he discovers that everyon ...

'' (1991) * ''

Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster Lockie Leonard is a fictional character and the protagonist of a trilogy of young adult novels by Australian by the author Tim Winton. Character Lockie Leonard is a 12-year-old who moves to Angelus, a fictional, small coastal town in the sou ...

'' (1993) * ''

Lockie Leonard, Legend Lockie Leonard is a fictional character and the protagonist of a trilogy of young adult novels by Australian by the author Tim Winton. Character Lockie Leonard is a 12-year-old who moves to Angelus, a fictional, small coastal town in the sou ...

'' (1997) * ''The Deep'' (1998) – picture book illustrated by Karen Louise

Non-fiction

* '' Land's Edge'' (1993) – with Trish Ainslie and Roger Garwood * '' Local Colour: Travels in the Other Australia'' (1994), republished in the U.S. as ''Australian Colors: Images of the Outback'' (1998) – photography and text by Bill Bachman, additional text by Tim Winton * '' Down to Earth: Australian Landscapes'' (1999) – text by Tim Winton and photographs by Richard Woldendorp * "How the Reef was Won", ''The Bulletin'', vol. 121 no. 6384, 5 August 2003 * "Landing", ''A Place on Earth: An Anthology of Nature Writing from Australia and North America'', Mark Tredinnick (ed), University of Nebraska Press and University of New South Wales Press, 2003 *
Smalltown
' (2009) – text by Tim Winton and photographs b
Martin Mischkulnig
* ''Island Home'' (2015) * ''Tide-Lands - Idris Murphy'' (2015) text by Tim Winton and art by Idris Murphy * ''

The Boy Behind the Curtain ''The Boy Behind the Curtain'' (2016) is an autobiographical work by multi award-winning Australian author Tim Winton. Through a series of short stories, he chronicles important events which helped to shape his life and his writing. Collecti ...

'' (2016)

Dramatisations

* ''That Eye The Sky'' adapted by

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and Richard Roxburgh – stage New Theatre, Newtown * ''Cloudstreet'' adapted by Paige Gibbs – ABC radio * ''Cloudstreet'' adapted by Nick Enright and Justin Monjo. First performed by Black Swan Theatre Company. Toured internationally with Belvoir Street Theatre * ''Lockie Leonard, Human Torpedo'' adapted by Paige Gibbs. First performed by the Perth Theatre Company * ''Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster'' adapted by Garry Fry. First performed by Theatre South, Wollongong 1998 * ''Bugalugs Bum Thief'' adapted by

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* ''Bugalugs Bum Thief'' adapted by Monkey Baa Theatre Company – live theatre * ''The Deep'' adapted by Spare Parts Puppet Theatre * ''Blueback'' adapted by

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for

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and Spare Parts Puppet Theatre * ''The Turning'' adapted by Bill McCluskey performed by the Perth Theatre Company for the 2008 Perth International Writer's Festival (PIAF)

Adaptations

* A film based on ''That Eye the Sky'', directed by John Ruane, was released in 1994 * A film based on ''In The Winter Dark'' directed by James Bogle was released in 1998 * Two television series based on the ''Lockie Leonard'''' ''books. The first series screened in 2007, the second in 2010. * A film adaptation of short story '''The Water Was Dark and Went Forever Down, 2009. * A TV miniseries based on ''Cloudstreet'' was aired in 2011. * A film based on '' The Turning'' was released in September 2013. It was nominated for and won many awards. * A film adaptation of ''The Riders'' was in development but there have been serious problems. * An opera adaptation of ''The Riders'' Victorian Opera/Malthouse Theatre 2014 * An opera adaptation of ''Cloudstreet'' State Opera of South Australia. Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide, premiered 12 and 13 May 2016. * A film adaptation of the short story 'Secrets' directed by Michael Rowe is in development. * A film adaptation of ''Breath'' was released in September 2017. * A film adaptation of ''Dirt Music'', directed by Gregor Jordan, was released in October 2020. * A film adaptation of ''Blueback'' is scheduled for release on 1st January 2023.

Critical studies and reviews of Winton's work

*''The Fiction of Tim Winton: Earthed and Sacred,'' Lyn McCredden, Sydney University Press, 2017 *''Tim Winton: Critical Essays'', Lyn McCredden and Nathanael O'Reilly (eds), University of Western Australia Publishing, 2014 * ''Mind the Country: Tim Winton’s fiction'', Salhia Ben-Messahel, University of Western Australia Press, 2006 * ''Tim Winton: the writer and his work'', Michael McGirr, Macmillan Education, 1999 * ''Tim Winton: a celebration'', Hilary McPhee (ed), National Library of Australia, (1999) * ''Reading Tim Winton'', Richard Rossiter and Lyn Jacobs (eds), Angus & Robertson, (1993)

Awards and nominations

* Four time

winner, 1984, 1992, 2002, 2009 * Two time

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nominee 1995, 2002 * Winton was included in the Bulletin's "100 Most Influential Australians" list in 2006 * Australian National Living Treasure 1997 *

for service to literature and the community 2001 * Friends of the National Library of Australia Celebration Award 1999 * Australian Society of Authors Medal for Community work re 'Save Ningaloo Reef' campaign 2003 Full list of awards and nominations: ''

'' * 1981 Australian Vogel National Literary Award ''

'' * 1984

, * 1985 Joint Winner Western Australian Premier's Book Award - Fiction ''

Scission and Other Stories ''Scission and Other Stories'', sometimes simply ''Scission'', is a 1985 collection of short stories by Australian author Tim Winton. It won the 1985 Western Australian Council Literary Award, and was also 1985 Joint Winner Western Australian P ...

'' * 1985 Western Australian Council Literary Award * 1985 Joint Winner Western Australian Premier's Book Award - Fiction ''

and Other Stories'' * 1988 Winner Western Australian Premier's Book Award - Fiction '' Jesse (picture book)'' * 1990 Winner Western Australian Premier's Book Award: Children's Book '' Cloudstreet'' * 1991 NBC Banjo Award for Fiction * 1991 Western Australian Premier's Book Award Fiction * 1992

* 1992 Deo Gloria Award

Related to ''Cloudstreet''

* 1999 AWGIE Award (for playwrights Nick Enright &

) * 2002 Helpmann Award (Best Direction of a Play :

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) * 2002

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(Best Play) ''

, Human Torpedo'' * 1991 Joint winner Western Australian Premier's Book Award: Children's Book * 1993 American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults Award * 1996 Winner YABBA Awards: Fiction for Older Readers ''

, Scumbuster'' * 1993 Wilderness Society Environment Award ''

'' * 1994 Winner CROW Award (Children Reading Outstanding Writers): Focus list (Years 3-5) * 1998 Winner YABBA Awards: Fiction for Younger Readers ''

'' * 1995

for Fiction (shortlist) * 1995 Commonwealth Writers Prize (South East Asia and South Pacific Region, Best Book) '' Blueback'' * 1998 Bolinda Audio Book Awards * 1998 Wilderness Society Environment Award * 1999 WAYRBA Hoffman Award for Young Readers, ''

, Legend'' * 1998 Family Award for Children's Literature, '' Dirt Music'' * 2001 Western Australian Premier's Book Award Premier's Prize - Book of Year * 2001 Western Australian Premier's Book Award Premier's Prize - Fiction * 2001 Good Reading Award, 2001 * 2002 Australian Booksellers Association Book of the Year Award * 2002

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for Fiction (shortlist) * 2002

* 2002 New South Wales Premier's Literary Award, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction * 2002 Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize, Fiction, 2002 – shortlist '' The Turning'' * 2004 Colin Roderick Award, 2004 – joint winner * 2005

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, Best Fiction Book * 2005 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction * 2005 Inaugural Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award – shortlisted * 2005 Commonwealth Writers Prize, South East Asia and South Pacific Region, Best Book – commended, '' Breath'' * 2008 Age Book of the Year, Fiction – winner * 2008 Indie Awards – Fiction * 2009

* 2009 Shortlisted Commonwealth Writers' Prize, South East Asia and the South Pacific Region * 2009 Shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Christina Stead Prize ''

'' * 2014 shortlisted Queensland Literary Awards – Fiction Book Award * 2014 shortlisted Voss Literary Prize * 2014 winner Western Australian Premier's Book Awards – People's Choice Award * 2014 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards – Fiction * 2014 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) – Australian Literary Fiction Book of the Year * 2014 shortlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award * 2014 shortlisted Indie Awards – Fiction * 2014 shortlisted Victorian Premier's Literary Awards – Fiction ''Island Home : A Landscape Memoir'' * 2015 highly commended The Fellowship of Australian Writers Victoria Inc. National Literary Awards – FAW Excellence in Non-fiction Award ''I'' * 2015 shortlisted Colin Roderick Award * 2016 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards —Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction * 2016 winner Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) – Australian General Non-Fiction Book of the Year * 2016 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards – Non-Fiction * 2016 shortlisted Queensland Literary Awards – Non-Fiction Book Award ''

'' * 2017 longlisted Indie Awards – Nonfiction ''The Shepherd's Hut'' * 2019 winner Voss Literary Prize *2019 shortlisted

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, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction

References

External links

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