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Tim Winton

Tim Winton grew up on the coast of Western Australia, where he continues to live. He is the author of eighteen books. His epic novel Cloudstreet was adapted for the theater and has been performed around the world. His two most recent novels, Dirt Music and The Riders, were both shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He has won the prestigious Miles Franklin Award three times, and in 1998 the Australian National Trust declared Winton a national living treasure. The Turning has already won the 2005 Christina Stead Prize for Fiction.

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That Eye, The Sky will be released on June 15, 2010 in eBook
Jun 15, 2010
That Eye, The Sky is now available in eBook
Jun 15, 2010
Cloudstreet will be released on November 24, 2009 in eBook
Nov 24, 2009
Cloudstreet is now available in eBook
Nov 24, 2009
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Chapter 1 from RIDERS
Jun 19, 2009
Brightcove:
Meet Tim Winton
Dec 03, 2008
The Turning will be released on October 10, 2006 in Trade Paperback
Oct 10, 2006
The Turning is now available in Trade Paperback
Oct 10, 2006
The Turning will be released on October 10, 2006 in eBook
Oct 10, 2006
The Turning is now available in eBook
Oct 10, 2006
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Dirt Music will be released on May 13, 2003 in
May 13, 2003
Dirt Music is now available in
May 13, 2003

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WA Today, May 25, 2012
...there's much to admire in Ash's way with the boys' churlish dialogue and mutual affection. While Tim Winton would turn the beach into a place of solace, Ash turns it into a threat: dunes that collapse, sun that burns, an ocean that wants to drag them...
The Independent, May 19, 2012
...and One Life. On her publisher's website, she names her favourite writers as Richard Yates, Ian McEwan, Tim Winton, John McGahern and Helen Garner. When Frayn and Tomalin moved into their most recent house, they measured their joint book collections and...
WA Today, May 19, 2012
...its air of coastal dereliction, its vast skies and bloody bait buckets, Floundering recalls the sense world of Tim Winton, but without the unexpected flashes of grandeur. Instead of a guardian angel, Jordy and Tom get Nev, owner of the caravan next door...
Mail Online UK, May 18, 2012
...seedy seaside resort where it rains all the time. Margate and Herne Bay are top of my list. Tim Winton, in his poetical new book, has also responded to the call of the sea, which 'rolls, surges, twists, rears up and changes from minute to minute'....
WA Today, May 18, 2012
...into an argument about preserving civilisation as we know it. I'm supposed to believe that tomorrow's Tim Winton or Kate Grenville is condemned to obscurity every time I click and buy on The Book Depository. ''Put bluntly, each time a bookstore shuts its...
Mail Online UK, May 17, 2012
...seedy seaside resort where it rains all the time. Margate and Herne Bay are top of my list. Tim Winton, in his poetical new book, has also responded to the call of the sea, which 'rolls, surges, twists, rears up and changes from minute to minute'....
Six Thousand, May 15, 2012
...a sophisticated book, most people focus on the Lilliput stuff, but it’s much more elaborate than that. Tim Winton’s Cloud Street; a lot of his books are very influential on me, at least in my adolescence. Gosh. I know the moment the interview...
Variety, March 2, 2012
...in the aftermath of her parents' divorce. Rowe based the script on a short story by Australian author Tim Winton. "Michael is a very talented director with a personal and awe-inspiring voice," said Garcia Bernal. "He takes us to the eeriest corners of...
Variety, March 2, 2012
...in the aftermath of her parents' divorce. Rowe based the script on a short story by Australian author Tim Winton."Michael is a very talented director with a personal and awe-inspiring voice," said Garcia Bernal. "He takes us to the eeriest corners of the...
Melbourne Age, February 29, 2012
...joined the cast of new Nine drama Tricky Business. Johnstone-Burt played Fish Lamb in the TV adaptation of Tim Winton's Cloudstreet. The series, produced by Screentime, focuses on a family that runs a debt-collection business and will launch this year....
Time Out Melbourne, February 29, 2012
...seeing the right images, reading the right pieces or listening to the right sounds to trigger the muse. Tim Winton’s The Riders, installation artist Janet Cardiff's works and Don DeLillo’s The Body Artist have all played a part in developing her...
Time Out Melbourne, February 29, 2012
...seeing the right images, reading the right pieces or listening to the right sounds to trigger the muse. Tim Winton’s The Riders, installation artist Janet Cardiff's works and Don DeLillo’s The Body Artist have all played a part in developing her...
The Australian, February 28, 2012
The Australian, February 28, 2012