Barry Dickins

Barry Dickins

Barry Dickins (born 1949) is an Australian author, artist and playwright.

He was born in the Melbourne suburb of Reservoir. [cite web
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publisher = AusLit Database
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accessdate = 2007-03-21 ] Leaving school early he worked in a factory and then as a set-painter for television. Through his association with La Mama Theatre, his first play, "Ghosts", was performed in 1974. He has subsequently written a further nine plays. His play "Remember Ronald Ryan" won him the 1995 Victorian Premier's Literary Award. He has also written short stories, biography and other non-fiction and children's books.

Bibliography

Drama
* "The Banana Bender and The death of Minnie". (Currency, 1981) ISBN 0868190535
* "Lennie Lower". (Yackandandah, 1982) ISBN 0868050121
* "One woman shoe". (Yackandandah, 1984) ISBN 0868050105
* "The Bridal Suite and Mag and Bag: Two plays". (Yackandandah, 1985) ISBN 0868050407
* "Beautland". (Currency, 1985) ISBN 0868191302
* "The Golden Goldenbergs". (1986)
* "The Fool’s Shoe Hotel". (Yackandandah, 1987) ISBN 0868050555
* "Royboys". (Currency, 1987) ISBN 0868191779
* "Remember Ronald Ryan". (Currency, 1994) ISBN 0868193925

Stories
* "Post Office Restaurant and Other Stories". (Pascoe, 1992) ISBN 0947087192

Non fiction
* "The Gift of the Gab: Stories from the life of Barry Dickins". (1981; Penguin, 1987) ISBN 0140108661
* "What the Dickins! A symposium of pieces from the low life". (Penguin, 1985) ISBN 0140072535
* "You’ll Only Go In for Your Mates". (Allen & Unwin, 1991) ISBN 1863731474
* "Guts and Pity: The Hanging that ended Capital Punishment in Australia". (Currency Press, 1996) ISBN 086819-424-7
* "Articles of Light: Reflections on lowlifes, ratbags and angels". (Penguin, 2000) ISBN 0140297529
* "Black and Whiteley: Barry Dickins in search of Brett." (Hardie Grant Books, 2002) ISBN 1740640012 [http://www.api-network.com/cgi-bin/reviews/jrbview.cgi?n=1740640322 Review]

Children's books
* "My grandmother". (Penguin, 1989) ISBN 0140122834
* "My grandfather: Years of hope and vigour". (Penguin, 1993) ISBN 0140178597
* "Joey: A dog for all seasons". (Puffin, 1995) ISBN 0140370919

References

External links

* [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/06/09/1086749773036.html?from=storyrhs Interview] from "The Age"
* [http://www.moragalleries.com.au/2004/smith-street-drawings.html Drawings]
* [http://people.smartchat.net.au/~rogeralsop/saint_dymphna.htm Saint Dymphna's Bells] Poem

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