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Australian journalist and literary fiction author From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Trent Dalton is an Australian novelist and journalist. He is best known for his 2018 semi-autobiographical novel Boy Swallows Universe.
Trent Dalton | |
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Born | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia |
Occupation | Writer |
Notable works | Boy Swallows Universe All Our Shimmering Skies Love Stories Lola in the Mirror |
Notable awards | ABIA Awards Indie Book Awards MUD Literary Prize Walkley Awards |
Spouse | Fiona Franzmann |
Children | 2 |
Dalton was born in Ipswich, Queensland, the youngest of four sons.[1][2] He spent his early childhood living with his mother and stepfather in Brassall.[1] Both sold heroin and spent time in jail.[3] When he was seven years old, his mother was sent to prison for two years for smuggling drugs. Dalton spent the following 12 months living with his paternal grandparents.[4] After that he lived with his father in a Housing Commission house in Bracken Ridge, a suburb on the northern outskirts of Brisbane.[5][6] For a few years in their teens, Dalton and one of his brothers lived with his mother.[4]
After high school, Dalton studied journalism for one year at University of Southern Queensland then another year at Queensland University of Technology.[7][5]
After being recommended by a QUT tutor, Dalton was hired in 2000 as a writer for Brisbane News, a free weekly magazine.[2][6] He then worked as a journalist for The Courier-Mail.[2] As of April 2024[update], he works as a staff writer for The Weekend Australian Magazine.[8]
In 2011 Dalton published Detours: Stories from the Street, a book containing profiles of 20 people he had interviewed who were living on the street, or at risk of becoming homeless.[6][9]
In 2018 he published the semi-autobiographical novel Boy Swallows Universe through 4th Estate,[10][11] which was longlisted for the 2019 Miles Franklin Award.[12] In May 2019 the television adaptation rights for Boy Swallows Universe were secured by Anonymous Content, Chapter One and Hopscotch Features.[13] A seven-episode limited series was commissioned by Netflix and released in January 2024.[14] The Queensland Theatre Company also developed a play from the novel,[15][16] which premiered in September 2021 at the Brisbane Festival.[17]
In 2020 Dalton published his second novel, All Our Shimmering Skies, which is also centred around words and storytelling.[18] In 2021, Dalton published Love Stories, a collection of love stories gathered from interviews with people.[19]
Dalton's third novel, Lola in the Mirror, was released in October 2023.[20]
Dalton has two daughters with his wife Fiona.[2]
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