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ⓘ About Tim Winton
Tim Winton is an Australian author of fiction. He was born in Perth and moved when he was young with his family to Albany, a small town located in the country. He has written novels for a variety of audiences and age groups. He wrote his first novel while studying as a student at the Curtin University of Technology. An Open Swimmer did well on shelves and helped to launch his professional writing career. Winton said that he wrote about three books while he was studying at university. Tim Winton wrote his second book Shallows, which was released in 1984. This second book won the Miles Franklin Award the same year. He released several more books through the years, but it was Cloudstreet was the book that allowed him to write on his own for good.
All Book Series by Tim Winton
Sebby, Stee, the Garbos and Me
Book 8 of 64 · published 1998 Anthology · Jane Godwin
Hurry Up, Alice!
Book 9 of 64 · published 1998 Anthology · Christobel Mattingley
Down in the Dump with Dinsmore
Book 10 of 64 · published 1999 Anthology · Margaret Mahy
The Water Dragons
Book 12 of 64 · published 1999 Anthology · Patricia Wrightson
Teacher's Pest
Book 13 of 64 · published 2000 Anthology · Max Dann,Anna Branford
The Even Stranger Adventures of Isador Brown
Book 14 of 64 · published 2000 Anthology · Ursula Dubosarsky
Isador Brown's Strangest Adventures of All
Book 17 of 64 · published 2001 Anthology · Ursula Dubosarsky
Jaleesa the Emu
Book 18 of 64 · published 2001 Anthology · Nola Kerr,Susannah Brindle
Willie Tell or Won't He
Book 21 of 64 · published 2003 Anthology · Margaret Clark
One Night At Lottie's House
Book 30 of 64 · published 2006 Anthology · Max Dann
Too Much to Ask For
Book 50 of 64 · published 2013 Anthology · Katherine Pershall
David the Best Model Maker in the World
Book 51 of 64 · published 2013 Anthology · James Moloney
The Hand-Knitted Hero
Book 52 of 64 · published 2013 Anthology · David Metzenthen
Holly and the Dream Fixer
Book 54 of 64 · published 2013 Anthology · Rosemary Hayes
The Clever Cats Book Club
Latest in the series · book 64 of 64 · published 2013 Anthology · Kirsty Murray
Where There's Smoke: Outstanding Short Stories by Australian Men
Book 4 of 5 · published 2015
The Best Australian Essays 2015
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2015
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Tim Winton?
Tim Winton is an Australian author of fiction. He was born in Perth and moved when he was young with his family to Albany, a small town located in the country. He has written novels for a variety of audiences and age groups.
Which Tim Winton series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Lockie Leonard series, the earliest of Tim Winton's multi-book series: it opens with Human Torpedo (1990) and runs to 3 books across 1990–1997, ending with Legend (1997). Tim Winton's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Tim Winton written?
Tim Winton has 101 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1982 and 2024. 67 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Aussie Bites series with 64 books — and 34 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Tim Winton's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Tim Winton's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Lockie Leonard (1990–1997, 3 books) and Aussie Bites (1991–2013, 64 books).
How are Tim Winton's books organised into series?
This guide splits Tim Winton's 101 books into 2 named series and 34 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Aussie Bites (64 books, 1991–2013); Lockie Leonard (3 books, 1990–1997).