Ned Kelly Awards
2 appearances
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Edition 2 (1997) Winner
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Edition 14 (2009) Special Award
Shane Maloney
シェーン・マロニー
Shane Maloney
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1953 （Hamilton, Victoria）
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Catholic
- Residence History
- Hamilton, Victoria → Melbourne → Brunswick, Melbourne
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Director of the Melbourne Comedy Festival, Lifeguard, Cultural Director of Melbourne's Olympic bid
- Active Years
- 1994-2024
- Affiliations
- Melbourne Comedy Festival
- Nominations
- Shortlisted for the Premiers Literary Award (The Brush-Off)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Brothers' College, St Kilda | — | General | — | — | Australia |
| Australian National University | — | Politics and Asian history | — | — | Australia |
Christian Brothers' College, St Kilda
General
Country:
Australia
CBC St Kilda
Australian National University
Politics and Asian history
Country:
Australia
Studied politics and Asian history
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Ned Kelly Award | The Brush-Off | Crime Fiction | Crime Writers Association of Australia | won |
| 2009 | Lifetime Achievement Award | — | — | Crime Writers Association of Australia | won |
Ned Kelly Award
1997
Work:
The Brush-Off
Category:
Crime Fiction
Organization:
Crime Writers Association of Australia
Result:
won
Lifetime Achievement Award
2009
Organization:
Crime Writers Association of Australia
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Stiff
1994 Crime fictionFirst in the Murray Whelan series. Labor Party staffer investigates murder.
PoliticsCrimeMelbourne
Adaptations
- [Telemovie] Stiff / John Clarke (2004)
The Brush-Off
1996 Crime fictionSecond Murray Whelan novel involving political schemes and murder.
PoliticsCrimeMelbourne
Adaptations
- [Telemovie] The Brush-Off / John Clarke (2004)
Nice Try
1998 Crime fictionThird in the series.
PoliticsCrime
The Big Ask
2000 Crime fictionFourth in the series.
PoliticsCrime
Something Fishy
2002 Crime fictionFifth in the series.
PoliticsCrime
Sucked In
2007 Crime fictionSixth and most recent in the series.
PoliticsCrime
Bibliography
- Stiff (1994)
- The Brush-Off (1996)
- Nice Try (1998)
- The Big Ask (2000)
- Something Fishy (2002)
- Sucked In (2007)
- The Happy Phrase (2004)
- Australian Encounters (2010)
Adaptations
- Stiff and The Brush-Off adapted as telemovies in 2004 starring David Wenham
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Prodigious use of local Australian vernacularDry wit
- Recurring Motifs
- Melbourne as a characterFalling up the political ladder in Labor PartyCrime and shady dealings in Melbourne suburbs
Legacy
Australian author best known for creating the Murray Whelan series of crime novels. Winner of Ned Kelly Award. Praised for sense of place in Melbourne and political satire.
In Popular Culture
- Subject of a 2005 Archibald Prize painting by Rick Amor.
Quotes
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I wanted 'Melbourne [as] a character in the stories'.
Source: Interview (2007) -
Episodic biography of Murray Whelan as he falls up the political ladder.
Source: Book club (2007)
Trivia
- Long-term resident of Brunswick, Melbourne's inner north suburb.
- Director of Melbourne Comedy Festival 1987-1989.