Trent Dalton Explained

Trent Dalton
Birth Place:Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:Writer
Notableworks:Boy Swallows Universe
All Our Shimmering Skies
Love Stories
Lola in the Mirror
Spouse:Fiona Franzmann
Children:2
Awards:ABIA Awards
Indie Book Awards
MUD Literary Prize
Walkley Awards

Trent Dalton is an Australian novelist and journalist. He is best known for his 2018 semi-autobiographical novel Boy Swallows Universe.

Early life and education

Dalton was born in Ipswich, Queensland, the youngest of four sons.[1] He spent his early childhood living with his mother and stepfather in Brassall. Both sold heroin and spent time in jail.[2] 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.[3] After that he lived with his father in a Housing Commission house in Bracken Ridge, a suburb on the northern outskirts of Brisbane.[4] For a few years in their teens, Dalton and one of his brothers lived with his mother.

After high school, Dalton studied journalism for one year at University of Southern Queensland then another year at Queensland University of Technology.[5]

Career

After being recommended by a QUT tutor, Dalton was hired in 2000 as a writer for Brisbane News, a free weekly magazine.[6] He then worked as a journalist for The Courier-Mail.[7], 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.[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]

Personal life

Dalton has two daughters with his wife Fiona.

Works

Fiction

Non-fiction

Awards

Journalism awards

Literary prizes

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet the man behind the boy who swallowed the universe. Jodie Richter. 11 July 2018. Ipswich First. Ipswich City Council.
  2. Web site: Divola . Barry . 2019-02-11 . Boy Swallows Universe author Trent Dalton mines his childhood to craft a future Aussie classic. . 2023-10-10 . PerthNow . en.
  3. Web site: Rocca . Jane . 2023-12-13 . 'My mum is my absolute hero': Author Trent Dalton on the women in his life . 2023-12-16 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
  4. Web site: 2020-01-13 . How Trent Dalton Channeled Boy Swallows Universe . 2023-10-10 . Style Magazines . en-AU.
  5. Trent Dalton . Where I Belong . Museum of Brisbane . Love . Wendy . 10 October 2023.
  6. Web site: Ludlow . Mark . 2023-10-06 . Fastest-selling debut novelist in Australia gets Netflix series . subscription . 2023-10-10 . Australian Financial Review . en.
  7. News: Purdon . Fiona . 29 June 2018 . 'We just knew him as Slim … we didn't know he escaped from Boggo Rd prison' . The Courier-Mail . 10 October 2023.
  8. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/trent-dalton "Trent Dalton"
  9. Web site: Nancarrow . Dan . 2012-05-25 . 'It could happen to you': book shines light on homelessness . 2023-10-10 . Brisbane Times . en.
  10. Web site: Boy Swallows Universe . 2019-05-16 . HarperCollins Australia.
  11. Web site: Trent Dalton: Why I Wrote Boy Swallows Universe. 2018-06-26. HarperCollins Australia. 2019-05-16.
  12. Web site: 2019-05-22 . Miles Franklin 2019 longlist announced . 2019-05-22 . Books+Publishing.
  13. Web site: Awards, Oprah and a TV Deal: Success Continues for Trent Dalton's Boy Swallows Universe . 2019-05-23 . Better Reading.
  14. Web site: Quinn . Karl . 2022-03-04 . Boy Swallows Universe: Netflix swallows Trent Dalton's bestselling novel for 8-part series . 2022-08-03 . Sydney Morning Herald.
  15. Web site: Boy Swallows Universe . 2020-09-25 . Queensland Theatre Company.
  16. News: Kembrey . Melanie . 2020-09-25 . Why Trent Dalton needed to 'run a mile' from his hit debut novel . . 2020-09-25.
  17. Web site: 2021-03-22 . Boy Swallows Universe Page to Stage Forum Playback . 2021-04-30 . ABC Radio.
  18. News: Kavanagh . Bec . 2020-10-01 . All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton review – a quest fable follow-up to Boy Swallows Universe . en-GB . . 2023-10-10 . 0261-3077.
  19. News: Brown . Phil . 30 June 2021 . Trent Dalton hits the streets for his new book, Love Stories . The Courier-Mail . 10 October 2023.
  20. Web site: Wornes . Hollie . Trent Dalton in Conversation at City Recital Hall . 2023-10-10 . Broadsheet . en.
  21. News: 2011-11-27. Quality journalism rewarded at Walkleys. 2020-10-14. The Courier-Mail.
  22. Web site: Trent Dalton. 2020-10-14. The Walkley Foundation.
  23. News: The Guardian. 'Extraordinary and beautiful storytelling': Boy Swallows Universe wins ABIA book of the year. Alexandra . Spring. 2 May 2019. 11 January 2024. 0261-3077.
  24. Web site: 2021-04-12. ABIA 2021 shortlists announced. 2021-04-12. Books+Publishing.
  25. Web site: 'Boy Swallows Universe' wins Book of the Year at 2019 Indie Book Awards. 19 March 2019. Books+Publishing. 2019-05-16.
  26. Web site: 2021-01-20. Indie Book Awards 2021 shortlists announced. 2021-01-20. Books+Publishing.
  27. Web site: Indie Book Awards 2022 shortlists announced. 2022-01-26. Books+Publishing.
  28. Web site: 2024-01-17 . Indie Book Awards 2024 shortlists announced . 2024-01-17 . Books+Publishing.
  29. Web site: Boy Swallows Universe. International Dublin Literary Award. 2 March 2020.
  30. Web site: For a group of Adelaide philanthropists, the value of supporting Australian literature is as clear as MUD. David . Sly . . 21 February 2020 . 11 August 2021.
  31. Perkins. Cathy. Summer 2019. Excellence in Literature and History. SL Magazine. 12. 4. State Library of New South Wales. 52–55.
  32. Web site: 2019 Queensland Literary Awards Shortlist. State Library of Queensland. 2019-09-30.
  33. Web site: Finalists announced for Queensland people's choice award. 2019-09-02. Books+Publishing. 2019-10-01.
  34. Web site: Short List 2019. 2019-11-14. the voss literary prize. 2019-11-21.

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