Tim Winton

Australian novelist, short story writer, children's writer and screenwriter · Australia · On the map · Writers · Born 1960 · age 66

Timothy John Winton is an Australian writer. He has written novels, children's books, non-fiction books, and short stories. In 1997, he was named a Living Treasure by the National Trust of Australia, and has won the Miles Franklin Award four times.

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2023Officer of the Order of AustraliaAward2018“I shoulda been making proper plans to go right then. But I wasn't. You ever seen a chased rabbit give in running? When he just pulls up and stands there?”In their wordsPart I, Ch.5 - p.35, 36Read the whole statement

“Mum said school mighta been different for me if I only give a damn. Maybe it was wasted on me like the teachers said.”In their wordsPart I, Ch.6 - p.43Read the whole statement

“I wondered what I woulda done if I'd missed that euro. But that was like wondering what your life'd be like if your dad wasn't a douche.”In their wordsPart I, Ch.8 - p.68Read the whole statement

“I didn't even know why I liked her. She was just there. I was used to her.”In their wordsPart I, Ch.9 - p.77Read the whole statement

“Nanna was the first dead person I ever saw. Her hair was blue against the pillow.”In their wordsPart I, Ch.10 - p.98, 99Read the whole statement

“Our stories. We store them where moth and rust destroy. We're precious about them, no? Not because we treasure them at all, but because it's safer to hold them close.”In their wordsPart II, Ch.1 - p.134Read the whole statement

2010Miles Franklin Literary AwardAward2005Christina Stead Prize for FictionAward2002Christina Stead Prize for FictionAwardMiles Franklin Literary AwardAward1992Miles Franklin Literary AwardAward1991Banjo Award for FictionAward1984Miles Franklin Literary AwardAward1960Born4 August 1960

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Honestly, sometimes you'd rather be a dog. A mutt doesn't torture itself with thinking.
2018 · Part I, Ch.5 - p.37, Own words
Thing is, I'm not the surrendering type. Anyway I'm looking up and down that track. It was the highway or the wildywoods. That was the decision.
2018 · Part I, Ch.7 - p.49, Own words
And you know someone's special when you never get enough of them.
2018 · Part I, Ch.9 - p.83, Own words