John Dale is an Australia

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n author of crime fiction and true crime books. He completed a Doctorate of Creative Arts at the University of Technology, Sydney, in 1999, and subsequently joined the UTS writing Program where he is Head of Creative Practices and Director of the UTS Centre for New Writing.

"He has been a judge of several major Australian literary awards [including the 2007 and 2008 National Biography Award] and his essays, reviews and non-fiction have appeared in a wide variety of journals and newspapers."

Awards

• Ned Kelly Awards
  Ned Kelly Awards
  The Ned Kelly Awards are Australia's leading literary awards for crime writing in both the crime fiction and true crime genres...
  
   for Crime Writing, Best True Crime, 2005: shortlisted for Wild Life
• Ned Kelly Awards
  Ned Kelly Awards
  The Ned Kelly Awards are Australia's leading literary awards for crime writing in both the crime fiction and true crime genres...
  
   for Crime Writing, Best First Novel Award, 1996: winner for Dark Angel
• The Angus & Robertson Writer's Fellowship, 1986: winner for The Blank Page

Novels

• The Blank Page (1987)
• Dark Angel (1995)
• The Dogs are Barking (1998)

Edited

• Out West: Australian Dirt (1996)
• Car Lovers: Twelve Australian Writers on Four Wheels (2008)