2011
Craig Silvey News 2011.
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January 24, 2011.
The Taiwan cover of Jasper Jones has been released. If you read Chinese, read more about the Chinese translation of Jasper Jones.
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March 1, 2011.
Craig Silvey's novel, Rhubarb, gets four and a half stars out of five in a review by Booklover Book Reviews. A quote from the review: "Rhubarb is one of the most original novels I have read in some time." (Archive 1, archive 2.)
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March 6 and 10, 2011.
Craig appeared at the Fourth Australian Writers’ Week in China. Held in Beijing and Chengdu, the event is an exchange between of contemporary Australian writers and Chinese audiences and publishers. Read more about it at Imagine Australia (archive). Craig appeared in the following two events:
Southern (Hemisphere) Gothic, March 10, 6pm: Julia Leigh and Craig Silvey. Australia’s outback, desert and wilderness form the backdrop of Australian gothic – young writers Julia Leigh and Craig Silvey lead the way with their diverging testaments to Australia’s dark side.
Australians Writing, March 6, 5pm: Julia Leigh, Jessica Rudd, Kate Jennings, and Craig Silvey. Australian Ambassador to China Dr Geoff Raby moderates a panel of Australian Writers’ Week authors as they discuss what it means to be an Australian writing today. In the era of the global citizen, what becomes of the "Australian voice"?
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March 13, 2011.
Craig Silvey was at the Hong Kong International Literary Festival. View the photos.
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April 12, 2011.
Craig Silvey does a Q&A with Random House's Teen Book Community. Read the Q&A. (Note: The original RandomBuzzers.com page for this Q&A has been removed. However, it was archived.)
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April 12, 2011.
The first US review of Jasper Jones says: "A richly rewarding exploration of truth and lies by a masterful storyteller." Read the review at Kirkus (archive). The following is the cover of the US edition. (View more Jasper Jones covers on Craig Silvey's Facebook.)
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April 13, 2011.
Jasper Jones is shortlisted for the 2011 International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award. Also on the list are Colm Toibin, Colum McCann, William Trevor, Joyce Carol Oates, Evie Wyld, Barbara Kingsolver, Yiyun Li, David Malouf, and Michael Crummey. Read about in the West Australian and the Guardian (archive).
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June 22, 2011.
Jasper Jones has been on the Independents Bestseller list for 32 weeks now.
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July 1, 2011.
Rick Margolis interviews Craig Silvey for School Library Journal. Read the interview, "Secrets and Lies: Australia’s Craig Silvey tackles racism and hypocrisy in Jasper Jones." (Archive 1, archive 2.)
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September 1, 2011.
In the following video, watch a behind the scenes look at Barking Gecko's stage adaptation of Craig Silvey's novella, The Amber Amulet. This play is adapted for the stage and directed by John Sheedy. Also check out Barking Gecko's website, Facebook, and YouTube.
(Above image source: Barking Gecko.)
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September 6, 2011.
William Yeoman writes about Craig Silvey and the Geraldton Big Sky Readers and Writers Festival. Read the article, "Big Sky Mining Talent," published in The West Australian.
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October 2012.
Barking Gecko's stage production of The Amber Amulet premieres in Western Australia. Read about the production at Stage Whispers (archive 1, archive 2). Read Pier Leach's review in The West Australian (archive 1, archive 2). Read Jen Perry's review in The Trove (archive 1, archive 2).
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November 2, 2011.
The cover for the German translation of Jasper Jones has been released. Wer hat Angst vor Jasper Jones? (Who’s Afraid Of Jasper Jones?) is due out September 2012. (See more Jasper Jones book covers on Craig Silvey's Facebook.)
