Tim Sinclair (born 1972) is an Australian author of

young adult fiction Young adult literature (YA) is typically written for readers aged 12 to 18 and includes most of the themes found in adult fiction, such as family dysfunction, substance abuse, alcoholism, and sexuality. It is characterized by simpler world build ...

and

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, resident in

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. Sinclair was born in the

Adelaide Hills The Adelaide Hills region is located in the southern Mount Lofty Ranges east of the city of Adelaide in the state of South Australia. The largest town in the area, Mount Barker, South Australia, Mount Barker, is one of Australia's fastest-growi ...

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...

. Best known for the

verse novel A verse novel is a type of narrative poetry in which a novel-length narrative is told through the medium of poetry rather than prose. Either simple or complex stanzaic verse-forms may be used, but there is usually a large cast, multiple voices, ...

s ''Run'' and ''Nine Hours North'' (

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), he is also the author of the poetry collections ''Re:reading the dictionary'' and ''Vapour Trails'', and a collaborator (with Ben Winch) on the spoken word

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''Brothers of the Head''. In addition to his creative work, Sinclair is active in

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, and has worked at

Poets House Poets House is a national literary center and poetry library based in New York City, United States. It contains more than 80,000 volumes of poetry, and is free and open to the public. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, in November 2020, operations ...

, the

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and the South Australian Writers' Centre. He is the poetry editor of ''PAN Magazine''. He has performed and taught regularly at schools and festivals.Queensland Writers Centre
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Bibliography

* ''Run'' (2013) * ''Re:reading the dictionary'' (2011) * ''Nine Hours North'' (2006) * ''Vapour Trails'' (2005) * ''Brothers of the Head'' (2004)

References

External links

Tim Sinclair official website

Crikey

Cordite Poetry Review

National Library of Australia

PAN Magazine

The Red Room Company
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sinclair, Tim 1972 births Living people Australian poets Australian male novelists Writers from South Australia