Craig Silvey

A Presentation By Jessie Buckley

Background Books Themes & Influences Awards Quiz Time! Short Video Handouts and

Evaluation Forms

Introduction

Photo by Marco Del Grande

Born in 1982 Grew up on an orchard in

Dwellingup, W.A. Lives in Fremantle Singer/songwriter for

band The Nancy Sikes!

Background

Books

Rhubarb Fremantle Arts Centre Press,

2004

The World According to Warren Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 2007

Jasper Jones Allen & Unwin, 2009

Western Australian settings Emphasis on characters and

setting. Compared to Harper Lee and

Tim Winton. Southern Gothic fiction

(Harper Lee, Mark Twain, Truman Copote)

Themes & Influences

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By Denise Finch

Sydney Morning Herald Best Young

Australian Novelist, 2005 Jasper Jones:

Australian Independent Booksellers, Fiction Book of the Year and Book of the Year 2009

Indie Book of the Year Award 2009 Australian Booksellers Choice Award 2010 Australian Book Industry Awards, Literary

Book of the Year and Book of the Year 2010

West Australian Premier's (Fiction) Award 2010 (shared with JM Coetzee)

Awards

Q1. Where did Craig Silvey grow up? Q2. Where does he live now?Q3. In what year was his first book published?Q4. What’s the name of the guide dog in Rhubarb that also stared in Silvey’s children’s book?Q5. What two authors has Silvey been compared to?Q6. What was the first award Silvey received?

Quiz Time!

Jasper Jones Trailer