Peter TempleBorn in South Africa, Peter Temple moved to Australia in 1980 as a journalist. He settled in Sydney, before moving to Melbourne to edit Australian Society magazine. He has worked extensively as a journalist and editor, for newspapers and magazines in several countries.He has also taught journalism, editing and media studies at a number of universities. Temple was the first senior lecturer in Editing and Publishing, playing an important role in establishing the prestigious Professional Writing and Editing course at Melbourne’s RMIT University. In 1995, he became a self-employed editor and full-time writer. Temple is the author of seven crime novels, four of which feature the protagonist Jack Irish. These include: Bad Debts (HarperCollins, 1996), Black Tide (Bantam, 1999) and Dead Point (Bantam, 2000), a trilogy to which has now been added White Dog (Text, 2003). Temple’s stand-alone thrillers, which are not part of the Jack Irish series, are An Iron Rose (1998), Shooting Star and In the Evil Day (2002). Temple has been the winner of four Ned Kelly Awards (Australia’s equivalent of the Edgars). This is more than any other writer. The awards were as follows: Bad Debts (Best First Crime Novel, 1996), the stand-alone novel Shooting Star (Best Crime Novel, 1999), Dead Point (Best Crime Novel, 2000) and White Dog (Best Crime Novel, 2003). Text Publishing has re-released Bad Debts in September 2003, and Black Tide in March 2004. White Dog was Peter’s first publication with Text Publishing, and represents a very important addition to an already strong crime list, which includes the works of Shane Maloney (author of the Murray Whelan novels), Jane Clifton, and the late Patricia Carlon. Peter Temple now lives in Ballarat with his family. |
Peter Temple will be appearing... Thursday 30 September, 6.30pm - 7.30pm Crime Time Saturday 2 October, 9am - 4pm Masterclass Sunday 3 October, 10am - 11am Crime |
