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Eaton, Assoc. Prof. Anthony

assistant professor anthony eaton

Associate Professor, Creative Writing
Faculty of Arts & Design

Bldg, Floor & Room: 20, C25
Telephone: (02) 6201 5831
Facsimile: (02) 6201 5300
Tony.Eaton@canberra.edu.au

Biography

Dr Anthony Eaton has been writing professionally for children, young adults, and adults since the late -1990s, to date he has published eleven novels. At the end of 2005 he travelled to Antarctica to research his novel Into White Silence which has received critical acclaim, including an Honour Book Prize in the 2009 CBCA awards and a shortlisting in the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards. In late 2011, Random House Australia will publish a literary edition of Into White Silence for the adult marketplace.

His Darklands Trilogy have been shortlisted and awarded in the Aurealis Awards for Australian Speculative Fiction. The final book of the trilogy, Daywards, was released by UQP in March 2010, and was a CBCA notable Australian Children's book in 2011.

He completed his PhD at the University of Western Australia in 2008 and is the Vice President of the Australasian Children's Literature Association for Research (ACLAR).

Areas of Teaching

  • Creative Writing
  • Literary Studies

Research Interests

  • Anthony is currently researching the shifting conceptions of 'young adult' fiction, examining tensions beween writers, publishers and consumers, with particular reference to notions of liminality as they present themselves in the field. With Assistant Professor Scott Brooks, he is also conducting research into the development of young and emergent writers as a significant area of cultural capital in contemporary Australia.

Qualifications Obtained

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours), University of Western Australia
  • Graduate Diploma in Education, University of Notre Dame (Fremantle)
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Western Australia

Recent Publications

  • Eaton, A (2013), From Transition To Threshold: Redefining 'Young Adulthood' in Write4Children: The International Journal for the Practice and Theories of Writing for Children and Children's Literature, Vol IV, no I, (Publication April 2013, online)
  • Eaton, A (2012), Getting Out of the Box: The Challenge of Teaching Creative Writing, in Write4Children: The International Journal for the Practice and Theories of Writing for Children and Children's Literature, Vol III, no II, (July 2012, online)
  • Eaton, A (2010), Making To Unmask – The Creation of And Reaction to 'Into White Silence' in Text, The Journal of the AAWP, Vol 14, No 2, October (online)
  • Eaton, A (2010) Growing Older – Young Adult Fiction Coming of Age, in Writing in Education, the Journal of the National Association of Writers in Education, Issue Number 52, Autumn 2010, pp50-53 (ISSN 1361 8539)

Publications (Forthcoming)

  • Eaton, A [ed] (2013), If We're Being Honest – Essays on Truth, Fiction and Children's Literature, Cambridge Scholars Press, London (Publication December 2013)

Book Chapters

  • Eaton, T (2014) 'Riding Bareback - The publication of "Ajax the Warrior" by Mary E Patchett'  in Telling Stories: Australian Life and Literature 1935 – 2012, Dalziell and Genoni [eds],Melbourne:  Melbourne University Press

Journal Articles

Grants

  • 2005: Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship

Awards

  • 2012: University of Canberra Vice Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence for an Early Career Academic
  • 2011: Children's Book Council of Australia, Notable Australian Children's Book, Daywards: Book 3 of the Darklands Trilogy
  • 2010: University of Canberra Unit Satisfaction Survey Teaching Award
  • 2009:
    • Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, Shortlisted Title: Young Adult Fiction, Into White Silence
    • Children's Book Council of Australia, Book of the Year Award - Honour Book (Older Readers), Into White Silence
    • Centre for Youth Literature, Longlist: Inky Award for Teenage Literature, Into White Silence
    • Children's Book Council of Australia, Notable Australian Children's Book (Younger Readers), Nathan Nuttboard Upstaged
  • 2008:
    • Aurealis Awards for Australian Speculative Fiction, Winner: Best Young Adult Novel, Skyfall
    • Children's Book Council of Australia, Notable Australian Children's Book (Older Readers), Skyfall
    • Western Australian Premier's Literary Award, Shortlisted title: Young Adult Fiction, Skyfall
  • 2007:
    • Western Australian Young Reader's Book Award, Most popular book by a Western Australian Author, Nathan Nuttboard: Family Matters
  • 2006:
    • University of Western Australia, Best published work by creative research in a higher degree, Nightpeople
    • Aurealis Awards for Australian Speculative Fiction, Shortlisted title: Best Adult Fantasy, Nightpeople
    • Aurealis Awards for Australian Speculative Fiction, Shortlisted title: Best Young Adult Fantasy, Nightpeople
    • Children's Book Council of Australia, Notable Australian Children's Book (Older Readers), Nightpeople
    • Western Australian Premier's Literary Awards, Shortlisted title: Young Adult Fiction, Nightpeople
    • The South Australian Premier's Literary Awards, Shortlisted title: Young Adult Fiction, Fireshadow
  • 2005:
    • The International Board of Books for Young People, Winner: The Ena Noel Award, Awarded for body of work
    • Western Australian Premier's Literary Award, Winner: Young Adult Fiction, Fireshadow
    • Children's Book Council of Australia, Book of the Year Award - Honour Book (Older Readers), Fireshadow
  • 2003: Western Australian Premier's Literary Award, Shortlisted Title: Children's Fiction, Nathan Nuttboard Hits the Beach
  • 2002:
    • White Ravens International Catalogue of Notable Children's Books, Selected Title, A New Kind of Dreaming
    • Children's Book Council of Australia, Notable Australian Children's Book (Older Readers), A New Kind of Dreaming
    • Western Australian Premier's Literary Awards, Shortlisted title: Young Adult Fiction, A New Kind of Dreaming
    • Louis Braille Audio Book of the Year Award, Shortlisted Title: Young Adult Fiction, A New Kind of Dreaming
    • Western Australian Premier's Literary Award, Winner: Young Adult Fiction, The Darkness
  • 2001: Aurealis Awards for Australian Speculative Fiction, Shortlisted title: Best Adult Fantasy, The Darkness

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