Jock Serong is an Australian writer.[1]
Jock Serong | |
|---|---|
| Born | Justin Serong |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | |
| Period | 2014- |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Notable awards | Ned Kelly Award for Best First Novel, ARA Historical Novel Prize, Staunch Prize |
| Website | |
| www | |
Serong grew up in Melbourne’s bayside suburbs and completed his secondary education at Xavier College in Kew. From years 4-8 he attended Xavier’s Kostka Hall junior campus in Brighton.[2] He graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1995 with an LLB. He now resides in Port Fairy in regional Victoria with his wife and children.[3]
He is a former lawyer, and also majored in archaeology at university.[4] He co-edited the short-lived journal Great Ocean Quarterly established in 2013.[5]
Bibliography
edit- Quota (Text Publishing, 2014)
- The Rules of Backyard Cricket (Text Publishing, 2016)
- On the Java Ridge (Text Publishing, 2017)
- Preservation (Text Publishing, 2019)
- The Burning Island (Text Publishing, 2020)
- The Settlement (Text Publishing, 2022)
- Cherrywood (Fourth Estate, 2024)
Preservation, The Burning Island and The Settlement are a trilogy of historical novels set in and around the Furneaux Islands in Bass Strait and south-east Australia.
He contributed to the collection Minds Went Walking: Paul Kelly's Songs Reimagined (Fremantle Press, 2022).
Awards
edit| Awards | |
|---|---|
| ARA Historical Novel Prize | The Burning Island, winner 2021[6] |
| The Settlement, shortlisted 2023[6] | |
| Colin Roderick Award | The Rules of Backyard Cricket, shortlisted 2017[7] |
| On the Java Ridge, winner 2018[8] | |
| The Settlement, longlisted 2023[9] | |
| Ned Kelly Award | Quota, winner 2015, Best First Novel[10] |
| The Rules of Backyard Cricket, shortlisted 2017, Best Novel[11] | |
| Staunch Book Prize | On the Java Ridge, winner 2018[12] |
References
edit- ^ "Austlit — Jock Serong". Austlit. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ College, Xavier (2021-09-06), 20210903 Fr Chris chats w Jock Serong about KH ed, retrieved 2024-02-18
- ^ "The perfect seaside town? A visitor's guide to Port Fairy | Victoria holidays | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ Steger, Jason (2021-10-22). "I hated history at school. Now I've won $50,000 for a historical novel". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ Steger, Jason (2020-08-28). "Bookmarks: Surf's up for Serong and the Great Ocean Quarterly". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ a b "Austlit — HNSA Historical Novel Prize". Austlit. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — Colin Roderick Award". Austlit. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "'On the Java Ridge' wins 2018 Colin Roderick Award | Books+Publishing". Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — Colin Roderick Award". Austlit. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "2015 Ned Kelly Award Winners". Australian Crime Writers. Archived from the original on 2015-10-19. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Announcing the 2017 Ned Kelly Award Winners". Australian Crime Writers. 2017-09-01. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Award for thriller without violence against women goes to Jock Serong". the Guardian. 2018-11-26. Retrieved 5 February 2024.