Tom Flood
Tom Flood | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 March 1955 Sydney, New South Wales Australia |
| Occupation | Novelist and musician |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Notable works | Oceana Fine |
| Notable awards | Miles Franklin Award |
| Years active | 1988 - |
| Website | |
| www | |
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Tom Flood is an Australian novelist, editor, manuscript assessor, songwriter and musician.
Early life
Tom Flood was born in Sydney in New South Wales, and grew up in Western Australia. He is the son of Dorothy Hewett and Les Flood. He is the brother of Joe Flood, Michael Flood, Kate Lilley and Rozanna Lilley.
In his early years he worked variously as a paper boy, a tuna fisherman, a bus conductor and a rock musician.[1]
Literature
His first novel Oceana Fine won the 1988 Australian/Vogel Literary Award,[2] the 1990 Miles Franklin Award and the 1990 Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction. He has had a handful of short stories published in newspapers and journals, both Australian and international.[1]
Assessment
In 2005 he started Flood Manuscripts, an assessment and editing service for writers. In 2015 he became an editor and assessor with the international writing and publishing services aggregator, Reedsy, concluding in 2017.[3]
Music
In 2010 Flood formed the acoustic blues and roots band BluesAngels. They released a limited edition EP on CD in 2013, 'Best Be Blue', an album on CD and digitally in 2014, Devil Don't Believe[4] and a music video Needle Never Caught in 2018. A pre-release 4-track EP, Rough Halos, was available in 2019.
Awards
- Australian/Vogel Literary Award, Oceana Fine, 1988
- Miles Franklin Award, Oceana Fine, 1990
- Victorian Premier's Literary Award Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction, Oceana Fine, 1990
Works
Novels
- Oceana Fine (1989)
Drama
- Model Citizen (1993)
Reviews
- Oceana Fine
- Westerly, Sept. 1990, p. 93-94
- West Australian, 22 October 1988, Weekend p. XI
- Sydney Morning Herald, 20 December 1990, p. 50
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Baker, Candida (7 July 1990). "A big book with the lot". The Age. p. 186.
- ↑ Overington, Caroline (4 Feb 2023). "Follow in their footsteps ... all the way to print". Weekend Australian. p. 3.
- ↑ "Tom Flood - editor". Retrieved 11 Jan 2024.
- ↑ Blackley, Graham. "Review". Trad&Now. Retrieved 11 Jan 2024.
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