Tim Winton
- January 5, 2024
- Novelist
Quick Facts
Tim Winton Biography
Name | Tim Winton |
Birthday | Aug 4 |
Birth Year | 1960 |
Birth Country | Australia |
Birth Sign | Leo |
Siblings | Andrew Winton, Sharyn O'Neill |
Spouse | Denise Winton |
Tim Winton is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on August 4, 1960 in Australia. Famous by his nomination for the Man Booker Prize in books Dirt Music as well as The Riders This well-known Australian author also wrote a number of children’s titles, including The Bugalugs Bum Thief and the Lockie Leonard series.
His Australian literary contemporaries, His Australian literary contemporary, Felice Arena, also penned popular children’s books. wrote popular children’s novels.
The National Library of Australia holds the Papers of Tim Winton (unpublished 1980-1996), biographical cuttings and programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia.
Whilst at Curtin University of Technology, Winton wrote his first novel, An Open Swimmer, which won The Australian/Vogel Literary Award in 1981, launching his writing career. He has stated that he wrote “the best part of three books while at university”. His second book, Shallows, won the Miles Franklin Award in 1984. It wasn’t until Cloudstreet was published in 1991, however, that his writing career was properly established. He has continued to publish fiction, plays and non-fiction material.
An ancestor from Western Australia, he lived in France, Greece, Italy and Ireland before settling down in his country of birth with his family, including his wife.
Tim Winton Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Novelist |
House | Living in own house. |
Tim Winton is one of the richest Novelist from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tim Winton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
The novel he wrote his debut, An Open Swimmer, was published while he an undergraduate in The Curtin University of Technology. The book won The National’s Vogel Literary Award.
He founded the Tim Winton Young Writers’ Award to inspire children from Perth, Australia, to write short stories.
Timothy John Winton (born 4 August 1960) is an Australian writer of novels, children’s books, non-fiction books, and short stories. In 1997 he was named a Living Treasure by the National Trust, and has won the Miles Franklin Award four times.
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Who is Tim Winton Dating?
According to our records, Tim Winton married to Denise Winton. As of December 1, 2023, Tim Winton’s is not dating anyone.
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All his books are still in print and have been published in eighteen different languages. His work has also been successfully adapted for stage, screen and radio. On the publication of his novel, Dirt Music, he collaborated with broadcaster Lucky Oceans to produce a compilation CD, Dirt Music – Music for a Novel.
Facts & Trivia
Tim Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Tim Winton celebrates birthday on August 4 of every year.
In March 2017 Winton was named patron of the newly-established Native Australian Animals Trust. He has always featured the environment and the Australian landscape in his writings. The trust was established to help research and teaching about native animals and their environment. Associate Professor Tim Dempster, School of Biosciences is quoted as saying, “Australia has a unique and charismatic animal fauna, but our state of knowledge about it is poor. Indeed species can go extinct before we even know of their existence. We have much to learn from our fauna, and a pressing need to do so.”
What is Tim Winton's writing style?
Style of writing Winton prefers to think of himself as an ordinary Australian. He shys away from ‘all the publishing glitz’ and befriends the ‘labourers, musicians, social workers and the unemployed. “I write about small places; about people in small situations.
Does Tim Winton have any kids?
He met his wife Denise when they were children at school. When he was 18 and recovering from a car accident, they reconnected as she was a student nurse. They married when Winton was 21 and she was 20, and had three children together. They live on the coast north of Perth.
What inspired Tim Winton's writing?
A childhood spent amongst the Australian wildlife and in the water, the landscape’s dominant role in his writing bears inspired love of rural Australia.
Is Tim Winton writing a new book?
We will be releasing the rejacketed Winton Classics in three instalments starting this summer, with the first six due to be released on 5 January 2022. The first release will include Cloudstreet, Breath, Blueback, Dirt Music, That Eye, the Sky and In the Winter Dark.
Is there a blueback movie?
Blueback is an upcoming Australian drama film written and directed by Robert Connolly. It is based on the 1997 novel of the same name by Tim Winton. The film stars Mia Wasikowska, Radha Mitchell and Eric Bana. It is part of the list of films that was offer at 71st Berlin International Film Festival in March 2021.