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

Trent Dalton
BornApril 23, 1979
Ipswich, South-east Queensland, Australia
OccupationWriter
GenreLong-form journalism, adult literary fiction
Notable worksBoy Swallows Universe
All Our Shimmering Skies
Notable awardsABIA Awards
Indie Book Awards
MUD Literary Prize
Walkley Awards

Early life


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


Journalism


Dalton worked as a journalist for The Courier-Mail.[4] As of August 2021 he works as a staff writer for The Weekend Australian Magazine.[5]


Works



Boy Swallows Universe


In 2018 he published the semi-autobiographical novel Boy Swallows Universe (novel) 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 the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia in 2020,[9][10] but later scheduled to premiere in September at the 2021 Brisbane Festival.[11]

In March 2022, Netflix announced to develop a limited series adaptation.[12]


All Our Shimmering Skies


All Our Shimmering Skies [13] was published by HarperCollins in September 2020. ISBN 9781460759820[10]


Love Stories


Love Stories [14] was published by HarperCollins in October 2021. ISBN 9781460760932


Non-fiction



Awards



Journalism awards



Literary prizes



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. " '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
  5. "Trent Dalton", profile, The Australian
  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. "Boy Swallows Universe Page to Stage Forum playback". ABC Radio. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  12. "Boy Swallows Universe Is Being Adapted For The Screen For Netflix". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  13. "All Our Shimmering Skies". HarperCollins Australia. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  14. "Love Stories". HarperCollins Australia. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  15. "Quality journalism rewarded at Walkleys". www.couriermail.com.au. 27 November 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  16. "Trent Dalton". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  17. Jefferson, 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.
  18. "ABIA 2021 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. "'Boy Swallows Universe' wins Book of the Year at 2019 Indie Book Awards". Books+Publishing. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  20. "Indie Book Awards 2021 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. "Indie Book Awards 2022 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  22. "Boy Swallows Universe". International Dublin Literary Award. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  23. Sly, David (21 February 2020). "For a group of Adelaide philanthropists, the value of supporting Australian literature is as clear as MUD". The Adelaide Review. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  24. Perkins, Cathy (Summer 2019). "Excellence in Literature and History" (PDF). SL Magazine. State Library of New South Wales. 12 (4): 52–55.
  25. "2019 Queensland Literary Awards Shortlist". State Library Of Queensland. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  26. "Finalists announced for Queensland people's choice award". Books+Publishing. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  27. "Short List 2019". the voss literary prize. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.

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