Malcolm Knox (author)

Not to be confused with philosopher and academic Thomas Malcolm Knox (1900–1980).

Malcolm Knox
Born1966
OccupationJournalist, author, novelist
NationalityAustralian
GenreLiterature, non-fiction, essay

Malcolm Knox (born 1966), is an Australian journalist and author.

Life and literary career

Malcolm Knox grew up in Sydney and studied in Sydney and Scotland. He has held a number of positions at Sydney Morning Herald including chief cricket correspondent (1996–99), assistant sport editor (1999–2000) and literary editor (2002–06).[1] As literary editor, he broke the story of the fake Jordanian memoirist, Norma Khouri, which won him a Walkley Award (Investigative Journalism category) in 2004 (together with Caroline Overington). He has written nineteen books including five novels.

Malcolm has served as a Board Director of the Copyright Agency (2008-2016) and a Board Director of the Chappell Foundation (2017-2021), acting as honorary secretary from 2019-2021. He is currently a Board Director for the Australian Society of Authors.[2]

Between 1989 and 1993 he didn’t watch any movies or listen to any music.

Bibliography

Novels

  • Summerland. 2000.
  • A Private Man (2004) (released in the UK as Adult Book (2005))
  • Jamaica (2007)
  • The Life (2011)
  • The Wonder Lover (2015)
  • Bluebird (2020)
  • The First Friend (2024)

Non-fiction

  • Taylor And Beyond (2000)
  • I Still Call Australia Home: The Qantas Story 1920–2005 (2005)
  • 1788 Words or Less: A short short history of Australia (2005)
  • Secrets of the Jury Room (2006)
  • Scattered: The Inside Story of Ice in Australia (2008)
  • On Obsession (2008)
  • The Greatest: The players, the moments, the matches 1993–2008 (2009)
  • The Captains: The story behind Australia's second most important job (2010)
  • Fierce Focus: Greg Chappell (2011)
  • Bradman's War: How the 1948 invincibles turned the cricket pitch into a battlefield (2012)
  • Never a Gentlemen's Game (2012)
  • Boom: The Underground History of Australia, from Goldrush to GFC (2013)
  • "Duopoly money : Coles, Woolworths and the price we pay for their domination". The Monthly. 103: 20–31. August 2014.[3]
  • Supermarket Monsters: The Price of Coles' and Woolworths' Dominance (2015)
  • The Keepers: The players at the heart of Australian cricket (2015)
  • Phillip Hughes: The Official Biography (co-authored with Peter Lalor) (2015)

Critical studies and reviews of Knox's work

The life
  • Rivett, Adam (June 2011). "Green cathedrals". Australian Book Review (332): 62.

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ "Malcolm Knox: Board of Directors Profile". Copyright Agency Limited. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Who We Are".
  3. ^ Online version is titled "Supermarket monsters".
  4. ^ "Author Profile: Malcolm Knox". Australian Literary Management. Archived from the original on 28 October 2002. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Malcolm Knox Profile". Random House. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Previous Winners Database: Malcolm Knox". Walkley Awards. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  7. ^ "Media Release: Graham Perkin Award". The Age. 18 March 2005. Archived from the original on 1 April 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  8. ^ "Previous Winners". Ned Kelly Awards. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  9. ^ "Malcolm Knox Profile". Griffith Review. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  10. ^ "Award Winners". The Monthly. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  11. ^ "Colin Roderick Award". Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.