Luke Davies
| Luke Davies | |
|---|---|
 Luke Davies | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney (BA) |
Luke Davies is an Australian writer of poetry, novels and screenplays.
Career
Davies studied Arts at the University of Sydney.[1] His first poetry collection Four Plots for Magnets was published in 1982 by S. K. Kelen at Glandular Press. Long out of print, it was republished (with additional poetry and prose) by Pitt Street Poetry in 2013.[2]
He co-wrote the screenplay for the 2006 film Candy with director Neil Armfield, based on his 1997 novel Candy. The film stars Heath Ledger and Abbie Cornish as struggling heroin addicts. [3] Davies himself overcame heroin addiction in 1990.[1]
His other works include the novels Isabelle the Navigator and God of Speed, and several volumes of poetry – Four Plots for Magnets, Absolute Event Horizon, Running With Light, Totem and Interferon Psalms – as well as the chatbooks The Entire History of Architecture ... and other love poems (Vagabond Press, 2001)[4] and The Feral Aphorisms (Vagabond Press, 2011).[5]
Davies is the film critic for The Monthly, and occasional book reviewer and essayist for other magazines and newspapers. His children’s book, Magpie, was published by ABC Books in 2010.
Awards and nominations
- 1995: Turnbull Fox Phillips Poetry Prize Shortlisted for Absolute Event Horizon
- 1998: A Sydney Morning Herald Young Writer of the Year
- 2000: Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, Judith Wright Poetry Prize for Running With Light
- 2004: The Age Poetry Book of the Year for Totem
- 2004: Overall Age Book of the Year for Totem
- 2004: Grace Leven Prize for Poetry for Totem
- 2004: Philip Hodgins Memorial Medal at the Mildura Writer's Festival[6]
- 2006: South Australian Premier's Awards, John Bray Poetry Award for Totem
- 2012: Prime Minister's Literary Awards Poetry Winner for Interferon Psalms
Bibliography
Notes
- 1 2 Jason Steger, "Love in the time of poetry", The Age, 21 August 2004, Review, p. 3
- ↑ "Luke Davies: Four Plots For Magnets". PittStreetPoetry.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ↑ Bodey, Michael (12 September 2015). "James Dean film a lifeline for Aussie screenwriter Luke Davies". The Australian. News Corp Australia.
- ↑ "Vagabond Press: Luke Davies, The Entire History of Architecture and other love poems". Vagabond Press. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ↑ "Vagabond Press: Luke Davies, The Feral Aphorisms". Vagabond Press. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ↑ "Mildura Writers' Festival, Thursday 20 – Sunday 23 July 2006". Arts Festival 07 Mildura/Wentworth. Archived from the original on 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
References
- ABC TV Sunday Arts 30 July 2006 Accessed: 16 July 2007
- Steger, Jason (2004) "Love in the time of poetry" in The Age 21 August 2007 Accessed: 16 July 2007
- Candy Film Review