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Critic Swallows Book
2022
single work
essay
— Appears in: Sydney Review of Books , May 2022; Critic Swallows Book : Ten Years of the Sydney Review of Books 2023;'Picture Trent Dalton sitting on a Brisbane street corner. A typewriter on a folding table in front of him, a hand-made sign stuck to it, upon which is written the words, ‘sentimental writer seeks stories’. Here he is, the most bankable Australian writer of the decade: a storyteller on the street, a man on the tools, a displaced sentimental bloke trying to make sense of twenty-first century life. And this is how he wrote his latest book, a work of non-fiction called Love Stories, the title of which is self-explanatory. Dalton has kept the ecstasy and epiphany dials turned to eleven since the release of Boy Swallows Universe in 2018 – and Australian readers love him.' (Introduction)
- 2023 winner Walkley Award — Walkley-Pascall Award for Arts Criticism Joint win for 'Critic Swallows Book' and 'Fool's Gold' on Louise Willder's Blurb Your Enthusiasm.
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The Australian Face : Essays from the Sydney Review of Books
Artarmon
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Sydney Review of Books
Giramondo Publishing
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2017
12141177
2017
anthology
essay
'The Sydney Review of Books is Australia’s leading space for longform literary criticism. Now celebrating five years online, the SRB has published more than five hundred essays by almost two hundred writers. To mark this occasion, The Australian Face collects some of the best essays published in the SRB on Australian fiction, poetry and non-fiction. The essays in this anthology are contributions to the ongoing argument about the condition and purpose and evolving shape of Australian literature. They reflect the ways in which discussions about the state of the literary culture are constantly reaching beyond themselves to consider wider cultural and political issues.
'The Sydney Review of Books was established in 2013 out of frustration at the diminishing public space for Australian criticism on literature. There’s even less space for literature in our newspapers and broadcast media now. The Sydney Review of Books, however, is thriving, as the essays in The Australian Face show. Here, you’ll read essays on well-known figures such as Christos Tsiolkas, Alexis Wright, Michelle de Kretser and Helen Garner, alongside considerations of the work of writers who less frequently receive mainstream attention, such as Lesbia Harford and Moya Costello.' (Publication summary)
- 2018 shortlisted Mascara Avant-garde Awards — Anthology
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Sydney Review of Books
2013
Sydney
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Sydney Review of Books
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2013-
Z1913808
2013
website
periodical
review
(122 issues)
'The Sydney Review of Books is an online journal devoted to long-form literary criticism. It is motivated by the belief that in-depth analysis and robust critical discussion are crucial to the development of Australia's literary culture. We decided to embark on this project because of our concerns about the reduced space for serious literary criticism in the mainstream media, and the newspapers in particular, given their uncertain future. We intend the Sydney Review of Books to be a venue in which Australian writers and critics can engage with books at length, a venue in which to rediscover the intimate connection between the art of criticism and the art of the essay. The Review's focus is Australian writing, but it will also consider the work of overseas authors.' (Source: sydneyreviewofbooks.com/about/ )
- 2020 recipient The Copyright Agency Cultural Fund — Cultural Fund Grants for Organisations Two grants, one in July (Commission 20 writers each year to write substantial review essays on new works of Australian literature) and one in November (Sydney Review of Books, expand the review coverage of Australian non-fiction).
- 2021 recipient Australia Council Grants, Awards and Fellowships — Re-imagine: Sector Recovery Initiatives for a weekly newletter aggregating non-fiction published in other literary journals.
- 2020 recipient Create NSW $50,000: To support its delivery of ‘a vibrant program of review and feature essays authored by the best writers in Australia and NSW in 2021–2024’. SRB said, ‘We will continue to support local writers through fellowships and residencies, and we will broaden our audience engagement through increased public programming and regional outreach.’
- 2019 recipient The Copyright Agency Cultural Fund — Emerging Critics $49,500 for its Emerging Critics Fellowships over three years