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Award-winning author Tim Winton coming to Newcastle

He will talk about his latest novel at the Newcastle Writers Festival event.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 10, 2024

Laura Jones wins the 2024 Archibald Prize with a portrait of Tim Winton, part of a grand artistic tradition

In awarding this year’s Archibald Prize to Laura Jones’ portrait of the writer Tim Winton, the Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales are doing what they do best: catapulting a relatively unknown artist to instant fame and possible fortune.

The Conversation · Jun 7, 2024

Archibald prize 2024: Laura Jones wins $100,000 for portrait of Tim Winton

Decision announced at the Art Gallery of NSW, where all finalists will be exhibited to the public from Saturday

The Guardian - AU · Jun 7, 2024

Tim Winton on waiting for the wonder of coral spawn: ‘Honestly, come night number six, I’m over it’

From freediving at night to eating raw shrimp straight from the sea, the author catalogues the tribulations – and magic – of watching the annual regeneration of Ningaloo Reef

The Guardian - AU · May 19, 2023

Tim Winton on the challenges of making ABC's documentary, Ningaloo Nyinggulu, when Mother Nature doesn't stick to the script

Making a natural history documentary is a test of patience and endurance, and Tim Winton had finally run out of both. He was trying to capture the wild beauty of his beloved Ningaloo Reef but Mother Nature wouldn't play ball.

ABC News · May 10, 2023

A country drive left us lost in fog and bogged on a remote track. Thank God for the firefighters … and my parents

Staring into the abyss – the bush humming around us – I finally understood how Tim Winton must feel at all times

The Guardian - AU · Mar 9, 2023

"Take yourself to the ocean"

Radha Mitchell spoke to Salon about her aquatic "Blueback" costar, doing her own diving and a dream about a dolphin

Salon · Mar 2, 2023

Tim Winton’s Blueback takes on new life as a feature film starring a blue groper and Eric Bana

Tim Winton's 1997 novella Blueback has been adapted to the big screen, filmed entirely on location in Bremer Bay, Western Australia

The New Daily · Dec 16, 2022

When Geraldine Brooks writes about Tim Winton, you can hear the axes grind

The earthiness of Tim Winton’s homegrown language and storytelling has its share of critics, but also plenty of fans – enough to sustain 40 years or so of professional writing. His works are a feast of strange words and characters. There is a lot to admire, and a few butterfly…

The Conversation · Dec 12, 2022

Eric Bana teams up with Tim Winton to showcase Blueback on the big screen

While he's one of Hollywood's brightest stars, Eric Bana's latest film, Blueback, sees him shining on the west coast of Australia.

ABC News · Dec 5, 2022