Malcolm Knox (author)
For other people named Malcolm Knox, see Malcolm Knox (disambiguation).
| Malcolm Knox | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 |
| Occupation | Journalist, Author, Novelist |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Genre | Literature, non-fiction, essay |
Malcolm Knox (born 1966), is an Australian journalist, author and novelist.
Life & Literary career
Malcolm Knox grew up in Sydney and studied in Sydney and Scotland. He has held a number of positions at the Sydney Morning Herald including chief cricket correspondent (1996–99), assistant sport editor (1999–2000) and literary editor (2002–06).[1] As literary editor, he broke the story of the fake Jordanian memoirist, Norma Khouri, which won him a Walkley Award (Investigative Journalism category) in 2004 (together with Caroline Overington).
He has written fourteen books including four novels.
Bibliography
Novels
- Summerland (2000) [2]
- A Private Man (2004) (released in the UK as Adult Book (2005))
- Jamaica (2008)
- The Life (novel) (2011)
Non-fiction
- Taylor And Beyond (2000)
- I Still Call Australia Home: The Qantas Story 1920-2005 (2005)
- 1788 Words or Less: A short short history of Australia (2005)
- Secrets of the Jury Room (2006)
- Reputation (2007)
- Scattered: The Inside Story of Ice in Australia (2008).
- On Obsession (2008)
- The Greatest: The players, the moments, the matches 1993-2008 (2009).
- The Captains (2010)
- Fierce Focus: Greg Chappell (2011)
- Bradman's War (2012)
- Never a Gentlemen's Game (2012)
Other
- Regular contributor to the The Monthly
Awards and nominations
- Named one of the Sydney Morning Herald's Best Young Australian novelists (2001) [3]
- 'A Private Man', was shortlisted for the Commomwealth Book Prize and the Tasmanian Premier’s Award.[4]
- Walkley Award (Investigative Journalism category) in 2004 (together with Caroline Overington) for the exposé of fraudulent author Norma Khouri (author of Forbidden Love).[5]
- He was runner up for Graham Perkin Award for Journalist of the Year 2004.[6]
- Winner of a Ned Kelly Award (2005) Best First Fiction for 'A private man' [7]
- Secrets of the Jury Room won an Alex Buzo prize for research [8]
- Walkley Award (2007) for Magazine Feature Writing for essay 'Cruising: Life and Death on the High Seas' was published in the September 2006 issue of The Monthly.[9]
- Winner of the Colin Roderick Award (2008) for Jamaica (best book published in Australia in the preceding year dealing with an aspect of Australian life) [10]
References
- ↑ "Malcolm Knox: Board of Directors Profile". Copyright Agency Limited. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ↑ "Author Search: Malcolm Knox". Worldcat. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ↑ "Author Profile: Malcolm Knox". Australian Literary Management. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ↑ "Malcolm Knox Profile". Random House. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ↑ "Previous Winners Database: Malcolm Knox". Walkley Awards. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ↑ "Media Release: Graham Perkin Award". The Age. 18 March 2005. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ↑ "Previous Winners". Ned Kelly Awards. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ↑ "Malcolm Knox Profile". Griffith Review. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ↑ "Award Winers". The Monthly. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ↑ "Colin Roderick Award". Retrieved 12 February 2012.