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John Dale

ジョン・デール

Jon Dēru

Aliases: Anthony John Dale

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1953-01-15 （Sydney, New South Wales, Australia）
Nationality
Australian
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
crime fiction writer, true crime author, editor, Professor of Writing
Active Years
1987-2024
Affiliations
UTS Centre for New Writing

Education

University of Technology Sydney
Writing Program
Degree: Doctorate of Creative Arts
Year of Graduation: 1999
Country: Australia

Awards

Ned Kelly Award
1996
Work: Dark Angel
Category: Best First Novel
Organization: Australian Crime Writers Association
Result: winner
Ned Kelly Award
2000
Work: Huckstepp: A Dangerous Life
Category: Best True Crime
Organization: Australian Crime Writers Association
Result: winner
Ned Kelly Award
2005
Work: Wild Life
Category: Best True Crime
Organization: Australian Crime Writers Association
Result: shortlisted
The Angus & Robertson Writer's Fellowship
1986
Work: The Blank Page
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Dark Angel

1995 Crime fiction

Crime novel.

crime

Huckstepp: A Dangerous Life

2000 True crime

True crime about a prostitute's life.

crimelife

Bibliography

  • Dark Angel (1995)
  • The Dogs are Barking (1998)
  • Leaving Suzie Pye (2010)
  • Detective Work (2015)
  • The Blasphemy Laws (2019)
  • The Faculty (2022)
  • Plenty (2013)
  • Army of the Pure (2007)
  • Huckstepp: A Dangerous Life (2000)
  • Wild Life (2004)
  • If George Orwell were alive today … (2019)
  • Out West (1996, edited)
  • Car Lovers (2008, edited)
  • Best on Ground (2010, co-edited)
  • Sydney Noir (2018, edited)

Translations of Works

  • Leaving Suzie Pye translated into Turkish

Style & Themes

Literary Style
crime narrativecreative non-fiction
Recurring Motifs
crimeSydneynoir

Legacy

Known as an Australian crime fiction and true crime author, multiple Ned Kelly Award winner, and former university professor.