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Tim Winton
Tim Winton was born in Perth, Australia, in 1960. He is the author of twenty books. His novel Cloudstreet is considered a modern Australian classic. A three-time winner of the Miles Franklin Award, short listed twice for the Booker Prize (for The Riders in 1995 and Dirt Music in 2002), Winton is a best selling author whose work has been adapted for the stage and screen and is widely translated. His most recent work is Breath. Tim Winton lives with his family in Western Australia.
Awards
Winner, Miles Franklin Award, 1984, 1992, 2002
Nominee, Booker Prize, 1995, 2002
Books available from Fremantle Press
- Hatched 2013
- Rhythms of the Kimberley 2007
- Deep, The 1999
From the Catalogue
Wilderness Society Award
Congratulations to Sally Morgan whose book The Last Dance won the Wilderness Society’s 2013 Environment Award for Children’s Literature. Meg McKinlay and Kyle Hughes-Odgers were also shortlisted in the same category for Ten Tiny Things