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Tom Doig Tom Doig i(A101506 works by)
Born: Established: Wellington, Wellington (Region), North Island,
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region,
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Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Academic, journalist, and author of long-form non-fiction creative writing.  Born and raised in Wellington, New Zealand, he has also lived in Victoria and Queensland.

Among his works are plays and short non-fiction, as well as the book Moron to Moron, about mountain-biking across northern Mongolia, from a small town called Mörön to a smaller town also called Mörön.

In 2015, Penguin published The Coal Face, a short Penguin Special (132p.) on the Hazelwood mine fire, which burnt out of control for 45 days in February 2014. In 2019, he released Hazelwood, a long-form account of the same fire: it was longlisted for the 2020 Walkley Book Award, highly commended for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award, and shortlisted for a Ned Kelly Award (true crime).

In 2023, he was awarded the 2023 Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) and the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) Writers’ Award, for his project on doomsday preppers.

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Sources include author's website.

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2023 recipient Australia Council Grants, Awards and Fellowships Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups
2021 shortlisted Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing Best True Crime for 'Hazelwood'.
2021 highly commended Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Award for Non-Fiction for 'Hazelwood'.
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