About Michael Winkler
Born 1966. Michael Winkler is an Australian writer, journalist and author.
Michael Winkler is an Australian writer of fiction and non-fiction.
Winkler's novel Grimmish was shortlisted for the 2022 Miles Franklin Award. It was the first self-published novel ever longlisted or shortlisted for the prize. Grimmish was subsequently published by Puncher & Wattmann (Australia), Peninsula Press (UK), Coach House Books (North America) and Mutatis Mutandis (Spanish translation, Spain).
His essay 'The Great Red Whale' won the Calibre Prize. His advocacy for local recognition of Leigh Bowery's legacy was instrumental in the naming of the Bowery Theatre in St Albans.
Winkler has been a judge of The Age Book of the Year and the Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize.
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Who is Michael Winkler?
Australian writer
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Michael Winkler was born in 1966.
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Michael Winkler is a writer, journalist and author.
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Michael Winkler is Australian.
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