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Neil Grant Neil Grant i(A69874 works by)
Born: Established: 1966 Glasgow,
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Scotland,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Male
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1 1 y separately published work icon The Honeyman and the Hunter Neil Grant , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2019 15402823 2019 single work novel young adult

'Rudra, the son of a fisherman, lives quietly in a small town on the Central Coast of NSW. He has dealt with racism his whole life but hasn't engaged with his Indian heritage until two events change the pattern of his days: his grandmother, his Didima, visits from India; and then while out fishing, Rudra and his dad haul up a tiger skull in their net. Soon Rudra and his mum are on a journey to India, where Rudra seeks to discover answers to the questions he'd never thought to ask. A wonderfully compelling novel underpinned by journeys of discovery and notions of belonging.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 The Rules for Smiling Neil Grant , 2013 single work short story children's
— Appears in: Reaching Out : Messages of Hope 2013;
1 12 y separately published work icon The Ink Bridge Neil Grant , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2012 Z1851319 2012 single work novel young adult

'Each step becomes a heartbeat and I feel the distance between Omed and me closing. I remember when I first met him - when he had showed me what bravery meant. How he had stood up for what he believed. In the end that had been his undoing.

'Omed is a boy from Afghanistan. After making an enemy of the Taliban on the day the Buddhas of Bamiyan are destroyed, he undertakes a perilous journey to seek asylum in Australia. Hector is a grieving Australian boy who has given up on school and retreated into silence. Their paths meet at a candle factory where they both find work. But secrets fester behind the monotonous routine of assembling wax and wicks - secrets with terrible consequences. And, ultimately, it is up to Hector to see how the story ends.

'Omed's and Hector's beautifully told and compelling journeys will grip hold of your heart and not let go.' (From the publisher's website.)
2 7 y separately published work icon 1000 Pencils : From Kinglake to Kabul Neil Grant (editor), David Williams (editor), Diamond Creek : Diamond Valley College , 2010 Z1720832 2010 anthology poetry autobiography short story prose This non-fiction text is an account of an exchange of stories between a school in Kabul and a school devastated by bushfires in Kinglake. As writer in residence, Neil Grant encourages the traumatized Australian students to make contact with their counterparts in an international school in Kabul. Their contact leads to a great deal of writing, including fictional pieces in which they experience vicariously the lives of others.
1 Dreaming Up Indo Dreaming Neil Grant , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 13 no. 2 2005; (p. 4-5)
1 6 y separately published work icon Indo Dreaming Neil Grant , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2005 Z1167138 2005 single work novel young adult 'I saw Castro die. A week later, the postcards started. One a month — Indonesian Breaks, steep peaks over sharp coral. All signed: Castro. Goog's best mate Castro vanished into the Southern Ocean, but his body was never found. So Goog flies north, chasing the ghost of his dead friend. He hooks up with Niagara — a young American hunting his own illusions — and together they set off on a wild, gritty, surf odyssey. But are they actually at the mercy of an unseen puppet master, and what will they find in the surreal shadow-lands of Indonesia?' (Source: Author's website)
1 2 y separately published work icon Rhino Chasers Neil Grant , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2002 Z980550 2002 single work novel young adult

They drove to the edge of fear and back, but still had time to surf.

A dead-end life.

A big-wave dream.

An epic surfari.

School's out, but Goog is about to learn three new Rs - relationships, responsibility and revenge - as he and Castro go barrelling across the country in Aldo's old Kingswood. Sharks the size of trucks, a sinister hitchhiker, campervan tourists, neo-nazis, wild-haired surf fiends - three guys can get into a lot of trouble covering four thousand kilometres of coastline.

(Abstract via publisher website)
1 Mernda Market i "It's 8am", Neil Grant , 2001 single work poetry
— Appears in: Kingfisher Collection : Anthology of Winning and Selected Entries in Karrinyup Writers' Short Story and Poetry Competition 2001 2001; (p. 48-49)
1 Bore i "i looked up boring in the yellow pages there were a whole pile of", Neil Grant , 2000 single work poetry
— Appears in: Overland Express : An Online Journal of Australian Writing , September no. 3 2000;
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