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Trent DaltonThe Weekend Australian Magazine

Trent Dalton writes for The Weekend Australian Magazine. He’s a two-time Walkley Award winner; three-time Kennedy Award winner for excellence in NSW journalism and a four-time winner of the national News Awards Features Journalist of the Year. In 2011, he was named Queensland Journalist of the Year at the Clarion Awards for excellence in Queensland journalism. He has won worldwide acclaim for his bestselling novels Boy Swallows Universe and All Our Shimmering Skies.

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Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe author.

Author Trent Dalton on the secrets of smash hit first novel

Author Trent Dalton has spent 23 years walking the aisles of a media company. As Boy Swallows Universe is set for its Netflix debut, read his exclusive column here.

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Illustrations from forthcoming Trent Dalton book Lola In The Mirror, by artist Paul Heppell. Embargoed until Oct 1, 2023. One-time use only. MUST CHECK WITH JUSTIN LEES BEFORE USE

Unreal monsters haunt my real world

Predators and corruption face off against love, courage and desperation in Trent Dalton’s new book – and today he reveals how much of it is based on real events and people in his life.

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Trent Dalton by the Brisbane River - a major setting in his new book Lola In The Mirror. The river is where his lead character, a homeless teenager, lives. And where she experiences life-changing events of loss and love. Pic: David Kelly

Watch: Trent Dalton’s emotional tour of Brisbane

Ahead of the launch of his new novel, Trent Dalton has taken us on an exclusive tour of the local places that feature so prominently in the new book – and tells us why they mean so much. VIDEO

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Credit: Trent Dalton with his typewriter and sign in Brisbane collecting love stories for his 2021 book, Love Stories. Picture: Fiona Franzmann

‘Love follows her around’

Sick of cynicism and Covid? Thought so. Trent Dalton’s antidote is a smorgasbord of real-life love stories to make you grin and sob, all at once. Read his exclusive first extract here.

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1/05/2020 : Novelist Trent Dalton at his home, with his notes for his latest novel, in The Gap, Brisbane. For Review's "Isolation Room", Trent has recorded an exclusive reading of a section from his upcoming second novel, 'All Our Shimmering Skies'. Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australia

‘The truth in me’: Trent Dalton’s secret inspiration

Trent Dalton’s debut novel smashed records and made him a star. Now he introduces its sequel, and reveals a deeply personal connection to its motley crew of characters.

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Trent Dalton on why school mornings are like a war movie

Best-selling Australian author Trent Dalton reflects on his 13 years of parenting – from ambulance trips to bad school lunches.

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QNPBCM###BRISBANE NEWS COVER for a feature about Brisbane authors who are finalists in the Premier's Literary Awards. We need a cool cover shot of Boy Swallows Universe author Trent Dalton. Photography : Russell Shakespeare

How to keep that Christmas glint in your eye

Things are tough in Eli’s home as Christmas approaches, but there are a couple of ways to get around that – enjoy this extract from Trent Dalton’s bestseller Boy Swallows Universe.

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Trent Dalton posing for photos at the Old Clare Hotel in Chippendale 2nd of May. Trent is up for four awards at toinghts Australian Book Industry Awards. Photographer: Adam Yip

Trent Dalton’s first story republished

Following the success of Trent Dalton’s debut novel, which won across four categories as last night’s Australian Book Industry Awards, we take a look at one of his earliest pieces written for Brisbane News 19 years ago.

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## NO ONLINE USE UNTIL 02-08-2018 ## 31/7/2018: Gorden Tallis with his partner Jemma Elder at his home in Bardon, Brisbane. Tallis is to be named in the rugby league hall of fame this week. Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian

Meet the woman who tamed Raging Bull

AS HE enters the NRL Hall of Fame, Queensland legend Gorden Tallis has revealed the one thing that means more to him than any rugby league honour.

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