Barry Dickins

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Barry Dickins (born 1949) is an Australian author, artist and playwright.

He was born in the Melbourne suburb of Reservoir.[1] Leaving school early he worked in a factory and then as a set-painter for television. Through his association with La Mama Theatre, his first play, Ghosts, was performed in 1974. He has subsequently written a further nine plays. His play Remember Ronald Ryan won him the 1995 Victorian Premier's Literary Award. He has also written short stories, biography and other non-fiction and children's books.

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Drama

Stories

Non fiction

  • The Gift of the Gab: Stories from the life of Barry Dickins. (1981; Penguin, 1987) ISBN 0140108661
  • What the Dickins! A symposium of pieces from the low life. (Penguin, 1985) ISBN 0140072535
  • You’ll Only Go In for Your Mates. (Allen & Unwin, 1991) ISBN 1863731474
  • Guts and Pity: The Hanging that ended Capital Punishment in Australia. (Currency Press, 1996) ISBN 086819-424-7
  • Articles of Light: Reflections on lowlifes, ratbags and angels. (Penguin, 2000) ISBN 0140297529
  • Black and Whiteley: Barry Dickins in search of Brett. (Hardie Grant Books, 2002) ISBN 1740640012 Review

Children's books

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NAME Dickins, Barry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Australian author and playwright
DATE OF BIRTH 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Reservoir, Victoria, Australia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH