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

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books, and

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. In 1997, he was named a

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by the National Trust of Australia, and has won the Miles Franklin Award four times.

Life and career

Timothy John Winton was born on 4 August 1960 in Subiaco, an inner western suburb of

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, 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", ''

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'', 25–27 April 2008, Books: p. 29 Whilst at the Western Australian Institute of Technology, Winton wrote his first novel, '' An Open Swimmer'', which won

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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 ''

'', 25–27 April 2008, Books p. 28 His second book, '' Shallows'', won the Miles Franklin Award in 1984. Winton published ''

Cloudstreet ''Cloudstreet'' is a novel by Australian writer Tim Winton published in 1991. It chronicles the lives of two working-class families, the Pickles and the Lambs, who come to live together in a large house called Cloudstreet in Perth, Western Aust ...

'' 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

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and

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, 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 student nurse. 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 Andrew Winton (born February 1972, Perth) is an independent and solo Australian musician who combines acoustic guitar, lap slide, dobro and seven-string lap guitar/bass (the Wintonbeast), with hollers and stomp. Winton's sound has been likened ...

, is a musician and a

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chaplain. His younger sister is Sharyn O'Neill, who in 2007 assumed the position of Director General 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'' was shortlisted for the

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, as was his 2002 book, ''

Dirt Music ''Dirt Music'' is a 2001 novel by Tim Winton. A 2002 Man Booker Prize shortlisted novel and winner of the 2002 Miles Franklin Award, it has been translated into Russian language, Russian, French language, French, German language, German, Dutch lan ...

''. The former is currently being adapted for film, while ''

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'' was released in 2019. He has won many other prizes, including the Miles Franklin Award 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

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and

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. On the publication of his novel, ''Dirt Music'', he collaborated with broadcaster

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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

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and secondary school 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

by the National TrustLiving Treasures list, National Trust website
and awarded the Centenary Medal for service to literature and the community. He is patron of the ''Tim Winton Award for Young Writers'' sponsored by the City of Subiaco, Western Australia. Curtin University has named a

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in his honour.

Style and themes

Winton draws his prime inspiration from landscape and

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, 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 ''

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'' who also appears in '' Shallows'', '' Minimum of Two'' and in two of the

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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 sustainable seafood 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

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organisation, the Environment Defender's Office, the Australian Wildlife Conservancy and the

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, with which he is campaigning against

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. In 2003, Winton was awarded the inaugural

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(ASA) Medal in recognition for his work in the campaign to save the

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. Winton keeps away from the public eye, unless promoting a new book or supporting an

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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 ''

'', 25–27 April 2008, Books p. 28 In 2016, species of fish from the Kimberley 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

* '' An Open Swimmer'' (1982) * '' Shallows'' (1984) * '' That Eye, The Sky'' (1986) * '' In the Winter Dark'' (1988) * ''

'' (1990-1997) * ''

'' (1991) * '' The Riders'' (1994) * '' Blueback'' (1997) * ''

'' (2001) * ''

'' (2008) * '' Eyrie'' (2013) * '' The Shepherd's Hut'' (2018)

Short fiction

;Collections * '' Scission'' (1985) * '' A Blow, A Kiss'' (1985) * '' Minimum Of Two'' (1987) * '' The Collected Shorter Novels of Tim Winton'' (1995) * '' The Turning'' (2004) ;Stories

Plays

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

Children's books

* ''

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'' (1988) * ''

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'' (1990) * '' The Bugalugs Bum Thief'' (1991) * '' Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster'' (1993) * '' Lockie Leonard, Legend'' (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'' (2016)

Dramatisations

* ''That Eye The Sky'' adapted by Justin Monjo and

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– stage New Theatre, Newtown * ''Cloudstreet'' adapted by Paige Gibbs –

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radio * ''Cloudstreet'' adapted by

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and Justin Monjo. First performed by

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. Toured internationally with Belvoir Street Theatre * ''Lockie Leonard, Human Torpedo'' adapted by Paige Gibbs. First performed by the

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* ''Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster'' adapted by Garry Fry. First performed by Theatre South, Wollongong 1998 * ''Bugalugs Bum Thief'' adapted by Spare Parts Puppet Theatre * ''Bugalugs Bum Thief'' adapted by Monkey Baa Theatre Company – live theatre * ''The Deep'' adapted by Spare Parts Puppet Theatre * ''Blueback'' adapted by Peta Murray for Terrapin Puppet Theatre 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

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, 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 Miles Franklin Award winner, 1984, 1992, 2002, 2009 * Two time Booker Prize nominee 1995, 2002 * Winton was included in the Bulletin's "100 Most Influential Australians" list in 2006 *

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1997 * Centenary Medal for service to literature and the community 2001 * Friends of the National Library of Australia Celebration Award 1999 *

Medal for Community work re 'Save Ningaloo Reef' campaign 2003 Full list of awards and nominations: '' An Open Swimmer'' * 1981 Australian Vogel National Literary Award '' Shallows'' * 1984 Miles Franklin Award, * 1985 Joint Winner Western Australian Premier's Book Award - Fiction '' Scission and Other Stories'' * 1985 Western Australian Council Literary Award * 1985 Joint Winner Western Australian Premier's Book Award - Fiction '' Minimum of Two and Other Stories'' * 1988 Winner Western Australian Premier's Book Award - Fiction ''

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'' * 1990 Winner Western Australian Premier's Book Award: Children's Book ''

'' * 1991 NBC Banjo Award for Fiction * 1991 Western Australian Premier's Book Award Fiction * 1992 Miles Franklin Award * 1992 Deo Gloria Award

Related to ''Cloudstreet''

* 1999 AWGIE Award (for playwrights

& Justin Monjo) * 2002 Helpmann Award (Best Direction of a Play : Neil Armfield) * 2002 Helpmann Award (Best Play) ''

, Human Torpedo'' * 1991 Joint winner Western Australian Premier's Book Award: Children's Book * 1993

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Best Book for Young Adults Award * 1996 Winner YABBA Awards: Fiction for Older Readers ''

, Scumbuster'' * 1993 Wilderness Society Environment Award '' The Bugalugs Bum Thief'' * 1994 Winner CROW Award (Children Reading Outstanding Writers): Focus list (Years 3-5) * 1998 Winner YABBA Awards: Fiction for Younger Readers '' The Riders'' * 1995 Booker Prize for Fiction (shortlist) * 1995

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(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, ''

'' * 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 Man Booker Prize for Fiction (shortlist) * 2002 Miles Franklin Award * 2002

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, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction * 2002 Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize, Fiction, 2002 – shortlist '' The Turning'' * 2004

Colin Roderick Award The Colin Roderick Award is presented annually by the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies at Queensland's James Cook University for "the best book published in Australia which deals with any aspect of Australian life". It was first presente ...

, 2004 – joint winner * 2005 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, Best Fiction Book * 2005 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction * 2005 Inaugural

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– shortlisted * 2005

, South East Asia and South Pacific Region, Best Book – commended, ''

'' * 2008 Age Book of the Year, Fiction – winner * 2008 Indie Awards – Fiction * 2009 Miles Franklin Award * 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 '' Eyrie'' * 2014 shortlisted Queensland Literary Awards – Fiction Book Award * 2014 shortlisted

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* 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

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* 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

* 2016 shortlisted

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—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 The Australian Prime Minister's Literary Awards (PMLA) were announced at the end of 2007 by the incoming First Rudd ministry following the 2007 election. They are administered by the Minister for the Arts. * 2016 shortlisted Queensland Literary Awards – Non-Fiction Book Award '' The Boy Behind the Curtain'' * 2017 longlisted Indie Awards – Nonfiction ''The Shepherd's Hut'' * 2019 winner

*2019 shortlisted NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction

References

External links

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