Trent Dalton

Trent Dalton is an Australian journalist and literary fiction author.[1][2]

Trent Dalton
BornAustralia
OccupationWriter
NationalityAustralian
GenreLong-form journalism, adult literary fiction
Notable worksBoy Swallows Universe
SpouseFiona Franzmann

Early life

Trent Dalton grew up in a housing commission house in Bracken Ridge, a suburb on the northern outskirts of Brisbane.[3]

Career

Dalton works as a staff writer for The Weekend Australian[4] and previously worked for The Courier-Mail.[5] In 2018 he published Boy Swallows Universe 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 COVID-19.[9][10]

Bibliography

Novels
  • Boy Swallows Universe, 4th Estate (2018) ISBN 9781460753897
  • All Our Shimmering Skies, HarperCollins (September, 2020) ISBN 9781460759820[10]

Nonfiction
  • By Sea & Stars: The Story of the First Fleet, 4th Estate (2018) ISBN 9781460757413

Awards
  • Australian Book Industry Awards[11]
    • 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[12]
    • 2019: Winner: Debut fiction Boy Swallows Universe
    • 2021: Shortlisted: Fiction All Our Shimmering Skies[13]
  • International Dublin Literary Award[14]
    • 2020: Longlisted: Boy Swallows Universe
  • New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[15]
    • 2019: Shortlisted: Christine Stead Prize for Fiction
    • 2019: Winner: UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing[15]
  • Queensland Literary Awards[16]
    • 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[17]
  • Voss Literary Prize[18]
    • 2019: Shortlisted
  • Walkley Awards
    • 2011: Winner: Social Equity Journalism for "Home is where the hurt is"[19]
    • 2015: Winner: Feature Writing Short (under 4000 words) for "The Ghosts of Murray Street"[20]
    • 2020: Shortlisted: Feature Writing Long (over 4000 words) for "Back From The Black"

References
  1. Dalton, Trent (May 2019). Boy Swallows Universe. Harper Collins Publ. UK. ISBN 9780008319250.
  2. "Trent Dalton: Why I Wrote Boy Swallows Universe". HarperCollins Australia. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. "How Trent Dalton Channeled Boy Swallows Universe". 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. "Trent Dalton", profile, The Australian
  5. " '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
  6. "Boy Swallows Universe". HarperCollins Australia. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  7. "Miles Franklin 2019 longlist announced". Books+Publishing. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  8. Reading, Better. "Awards, Oprah and a TV Deal: Success Continues for Trent Dalton's Boy Swallows Universe". BETTER READING. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  9. "Boy Swallows Universe". Queensland Theatre Company. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. "'Boy Swallows Universe' wins Book of the Year at 2019 Indie Book Awards". Books+Publishing. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  13. "Indie Book Awards 2021 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  14. "Boy Swallows Universe". International Dublin Literary Award. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  15. Perkins, Cathy (Summer 2019). "Excellence in Literature and History". SL Magazine. 12 (4): 52–55.
  16. "2019 Queensland Literary Awards Shortlist". State Library Of Queensland. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  17. "Finalists announced for Queensland people's choice award". Books+Publishing. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  18. "Short List 2019". the voss literary prize. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  19. "Quality journalism rewarded at Walkleys". www.couriermail.com.au. 27 November 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  20. "Trent Dalton". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

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