Peter Doyle (writer)
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Dr. Peter Doyle, BA, Phd (born 1951) is a doctor of Media and Mass Communications, author, musician, and visual artist. He lives in Newtown
, and works for Macquarie University
where he teaches Print Media Production, as well as being a part-time as a curator of Sydney’s Justice and Police Museum.
, Sydney
, New South Wales
, and grew up in Sydney's eastern suburbs, which provides much of the setting for his fiction work.
He has a Bachelor of Arts
(Communications) from UTS
and a PhD
in Media and Mass Communications on the renderings of virtual space in early popular music recording from Macquarie University
(2002). He also maintains a research interest in comics
and the graphic novel
, the history of twentieth century popular music
, as well as crime writing
, both in Australia, and overseas.
He worked variously as a taxi driver, musician, and teacher prior to his first publication, Get Rich Quick
in 1996, which won him Australia's prestigious Ned Kelly Award
for Best First Crime Novel in 1997. He followed this with another successful sequel, Amaze Your Friends
, which won him another award, the Ned Kelly Award
for Best Crime Novel in 1998. His third title, The Devil's Jump, released in 2001, was a prequel, and was set in Sydney in the closing days of World War II
.
His curatorial work at the Sydney Justice and Police Museum has seen him curate two major exhibitions, ‘Crimes of Passion’ (2002–2003), and ‘City of Shadows: inner city crime and mayhem, 1912-1948’ (November 2005-February 2007), both of which were social histories of inner-city twentieth century Sydney from the point of view of crime scene photography.
His musical style is a mixture of Sydney blues, rockabilly, country and pub rock scenes, and his interest in music is a strong influence in his fiction writing.
Doyle has written feature articles, reviews and short pieces for The Bulletin, HQ and The Sydney Morning Herald. He has also been a columnist for Max and Sydney City Hub.
Newtown, New South Wales
Newtown, a suburb of Sydney's inner west is located approximately four kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, straddling the local government areas of the City of Sydney and Marrickville Council in the state of New South Wales, Australia....
, and works for Macquarie University
Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
where he teaches Print Media Production, as well as being a part-time as a curator of Sydney’s Justice and Police Museum.
Biography
Peter Doyle was born in MaroubraMaroubra, New South Wales
Maroubra is a beachside suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Maroubra is located 10 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Randwick. Maroubra is the largest suburb in the area governed...
, Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, and grew up in Sydney's eastern suburbs, which provides much of the setting for his fiction work.
He has a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
(Communications) from UTS
University of Technology, Sydney
The University of Technology Sydney is a university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The university was founded in its current form in 1981, although its origins trace back to the 1870s. UTS is notable for its central location as the only university with its main campuses within the Sydney CBD...
and a PhD
PHD
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in Media and Mass Communications on the renderings of virtual space in early popular music recording from Macquarie University
Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
(2002). He also maintains a research interest in comics
Comics
Comics denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual and verbal side in...
and the graphic novel
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
, the history of twentieth century popular music
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
, as well as crime writing
Crime fiction
Crime fiction is the literary genre that fictionalizes crimes, their detection, criminals and their motives. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as science fiction or historical fiction, but boundaries can be, and indeed are, blurred...
, both in Australia, and overseas.
He worked variously as a taxi driver, musician, and teacher prior to his first publication, Get Rich Quick
Get Rich Quick (novel)
Get Rich Quick is a 1996 Ned Kelly Award winning novel by the Australian author Peter Doyle.-Reviews:* "Australian Crime Fiction database" -References:*"GET RICH QUICK ." Kirkus Reviews 72.14 : 661-662....
in 1996, which won him Australia's prestigious Ned Kelly Award
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 Best First Crime Novel in 1997. He followed this with another successful sequel, Amaze Your Friends
Amaze Your Friends
Amaze Your Friends is a 1998 Ned Kelly Award winning novel by the Australian author Peter Doyle.-Reviews:* "Australian Crime Fiction database"...
, which won him another award, the Ned Kelly Award
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 Best Crime Novel in 1998. His third title, The Devil's Jump, released in 2001, was a prequel, and was set in Sydney in the closing days of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
His curatorial work at the Sydney Justice and Police Museum has seen him curate two major exhibitions, ‘Crimes of Passion’ (2002–2003), and ‘City of Shadows: inner city crime and mayhem, 1912-1948’ (November 2005-February 2007), both of which were social histories of inner-city twentieth century Sydney from the point of view of crime scene photography.
His musical style is a mixture of Sydney blues, rockabilly, country and pub rock scenes, and his interest in music is a strong influence in his fiction writing.
Awards
- Co-winner of 1997 Ned Kelly AwardNed Kelly AwardsThe Ned Kelly Awards are Australia's leading literary awards for crime writing in both the crime fiction and true crime genres...
for Best First Crime Novel for Get Rich Quick - Winner 1999 Ned Kelly AwardNed Kelly AwardsThe Ned Kelly Awards are Australia's leading literary awards for crime writing in both the crime fiction and true crime genres...
Best Crime Novel for Amaze Your Friends - Association of Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) 2006 award for Best Research in Record Labels and General History
- 2006 National Trust/Energy Australia Heritage Award in the Interpretation and Presentation, Corporate and Government division
Novels
| Year published | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Get Rich Quick Get Rich Quick (novel) Get Rich Quick is a 1996 Ned Kelly Award winning novel by the Australian author Peter Doyle.-Reviews:* "Australian Crime Fiction database" -References:*"GET RICH QUICK ." Kirkus Reviews 72.14 : 661-662.... |
Minerva |
| 1998 | Amaze Your Friends Amaze Your Friends Amaze Your Friends is a 1998 Ned Kelly Award winning novel by the Australian author Peter Doyle.-Reviews:* "Australian Crime Fiction database"... |
Random House |
| 2001 | The Devil's Jump | Arrow |
Non-fiction
| Year published | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Currency Companion to Music and Dance in Australia | Currency (co-authored with John Whiteoak and A Scott Maxwell) |
| 2005 | City of Shadows: Sydney Police Photographs, 1912-1948 | Historic Houses Trust of NSW |
| 2005 | Echo and Reverb | Wesleyan University Press: University Press of New England |
| 2009 | Crooks Like Us | Historic Houses Trust of NSW |
Other articles
- Writing Sound: Popular music in Australian Fiction, Altitude, issue.8, 2007 website: http://www.altitude21c.com/
- Signs and Wonders: Little Richard in Australia, 1957, Meanjin, Vol65, No3, 2006
- Public eye, private eye: Sydney police mug shots, 1912-1930, Scan, vol 2 number 3 December 2005 http://scan.net.au/scan/journal/display.php?journal_id=67
- Lost City Found: interview with Luc Sante, Scan, vol 2 number 3 December 2005 http://scan.net.au/scan/journal/display.php?journal_id=68
- From "My blue heaven" to "Race with the Devil": echo, reverb and (dis)ordered space in early popular music recording Popular Music, May 2004 23/1 pp31–49
- Three way stretch, UTS Review, November, 2000 6/2 pp126–140
- Flying saucer rock'n'roll: the Australian press confronts early rock'n'roll music Perfect Beat, July, 1999, 4/3, pp24–47
- The socio-semiotics of electricity substations in Social Semiotics, No.1, 1991.
Doyle has written feature articles, reviews and short pieces for The Bulletin, HQ and The Sydney Morning Herald. He has also been a columnist for Max and Sydney City Hub.