Trent Dalton is an Australian journalist and literary fiction author.

Early life

Trent Dalton grew up in a Housing Commission house in Bracken Ridge, a suburb on the northern outskirts of

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Journalism

Dalton worked as a journalist for ''

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''. he works as a staff writer for ''

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''.

Works

''Boy Swallows Universe''

In 2018 he published the semi-autobiographical novel '' Boy Swallows Universe (novel)'' through 4th Estate, which was longlisted for the 2019 Miles Franklin Award. In May 2019 the film adaptation rights for ''Boy Swallows Universe'' were won by

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, Chapter One and Hopscotch Features, to be directed by Australian actor and director

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developed a play from the book, its performance delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia in 2020, but later scheduled to premiere in September at the 2021 Brisbane Festival. In March 2022,

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announced to develop a limited series adaptation.

''All Our Shimmering Skies''

''All Our Shimmering Skies'' was published by HarperCollins in September 2020.

''Love Stories''

''Love Stories'' was published by HarperCollins in October 2021.

Non-fiction

*''By Sea & Stars: The Story of the First Fleet'', 4th Estate (2018)

Awards

Journalism awards

Walkley Awards The annual Walkley Awards are presented in Australia to recognise and reward excellence in journalism. They cover all media including print, television, documentary, radio, photographic and online media. The Gold Walkley is the highest prize and ...

**2011: Winner: Social Equity Journalism for "Home is where the hurt is" **2015: Winner: Feature Writing Short (under 4000 words) for "The Ghosts of Murray Street" **2020: Shortlisted: Feature Writing Long (over 4000 words) for "Back From The Black"

Literary prizes

Australian Book Industry Awards The Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) are publishers' and literary awards held by the Australian Publishers Association annually in Sydney "to celebrate the achievements of authors and publishers in bringing Australian books to readers". ...

**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) **2021: Shortlisted: Literary Fiction Book of the Year ''All Our Shimmering Skies'' * Indie Book Awards **2019: Winner: Debut fiction ''Boy Swallows Universe'' **2021: Shortlisted: Fiction ''All Our Shimmering Skies'' **2022: Shortlisted: Nonfiction ''Love Stories'' *

International Dublin Literary Award The International Dublin Literary Award ( ga, Duais Liteartha Idirnáisiúnta Bhaile Átha Chliath), established as the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 1996, is presented each year for a novel written or translated into English. ...

** 2020: Longlisted: ''Boy Swallows Universe'' *

MUD Literary Prize The MUD Literary Prize is an Australian literary award awarded annually at Adelaide Writers' Week since 2018 to a debut literary novel. It is sponsored by a philanthropic organisation, the MUD Literary Club, which was founded in 2012. The org ...

**2019: Winner, for ''Boy Swallows Universe'', his first literary prize * New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards ** 2019: Shortlisted: Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, for ''Boy Swallows Universe'' ** 2019: Winner: UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing, for ''Boy Swallows Universe'' * Queensland Literary Awards ** 2019: Shortlisted: Queensland Premier's Literary Award for a work of State Significance, for ''Boy Swallows Universe'' ** 2019: Shortlisted: ''The Courier-Mail'' People's Choice Queensland Book of the Year Award, for ''Boy Swallows Universe'' *

Voss Literary Prize The Voss Literary Prize is an annual award named in honour of historian Vivian Robert de Vaux Voss (1930–1963). It is awarded to the best novel published in the previous year and is managed and judged by the Australian University Heads of Engli ...

** 2019: Shortlisted, ''Boy Swallows Universe''

References

External links

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