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Mark Dapin

マーク・ダピン

Māku Dapin

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1963-01-01 （United Kingdom）
Nationality
Australian
Languages
English
Residence History
United Kingdom (birth) → Australia (migrated 1989)

Career

Occupations
journalist, author, historian, screenwriter
Active Years
1993-2024
Nominations
2012 Miles Franklin Award longlist, Spirit House, 2012 Age Book of the Year shortlist, Spirit House, 2014 Ondaatje Prize shortlist, Spirit House, 2016 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction shortlist, The Nashos' War, 2016 Ned Kelly Awards best crime novel shortlist, R&R, 2017 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award Military History Prize shortlist, Jewish Anzacs, 2019 Nib Military History Prize finalist, Australia's Vietnam

Education

Griffith University
Social Science
Degree: BGS
Country: Australia
Bachelor of General Studies (BGS)
University of Warwick
Degree: BA (Hons)
Country: United Kingdom
University of Technology Sydney
Journalism
Degree: MA
Country: Australia
Masters in Journalism
University of New South Wales
History
Degree: PhD
Year of Graduation: 2018
Country: Australia
Thesis: Myth Making and Memory: Australia, the Vietnam War and National Service. Doctoral advisor: Jeffrey Grey

Awards

Ned Kelly Awards
2010
Work: King of the Cross
Category: best first fiction
Organization: Australian Crime Writers Association
Result: winner
'The Nib': CAL Waverley Library Award for Literature — Alex Buzo Shortlist Prize
2015
Work: The Nashos' War
Organization: Waverley Library
Result: winner
'The Nib': CAL Waverley Library Award for Literature — People's Choice Award
2015
Work: The Nashos' War
Organization: Waverley Library
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

King of the Cross

2009 crime novel

A crime novel set in Kings Cross.

crimeurban life

Spirit House

2011 novel

A novel involving Spirit House.

historyimmigration

The Nashos' War

2014 non-fiction

Australia's national servicemen and Vietnam.

Vietnam Warnational service

Australia's Vietnam: Myth vs History

2019 history

Myths versus history of Australia's Vietnam War experience.

war mythshistorical revision

Bibliography

  • Fridge Magnets are Bastards
  • Strange Country
  • King of the Cross
  • Spirit House
  • The Penguin Book of Australian War Writing
  • From the Trenches: The best ANZAC writing of World War One
  • The Nashos' War: Australia's national servicemen and Vietnam
  • R&R
  • Jewish Anzacs: Jews in the Australian Military
  • Australia's Vietnam: Myth vs History
  • Public Enemies
  • Carnage: A succulent Chinese meal, Mr Rent-a-Kill and the Australian Manson murders
  • Sex & Money: How I lived, breathed, read, wrote, loved, hated, dreamed and drank men's magazines

Style & Themes

Literary Style
gonzo journalismpost-New Journalismprovocative and humorous style
Recurring Motifs
warcrimebehind-the-scenes of journalism

Legacy

Prominent Australian journalist, author, and historian best known for his long-running column in Good Weekend magazine. Acclaimed for histories on Vietnam War and ANZACs, and award-winning crime novels.

Trivia

  • Migrated from the UK to Australia in 1989.
  • Famous for being thrown out of Gordon Ramsay's home minutes into a profile interview for Good Weekend.
  • Contributed as screenwriter to season 2 of the TV series Wolf Creek.