Earlier this month, Trent Dalton experienced a fresh wave of success as the Netflix adaptation of his novel Boy Swallows Universe won five awards at the Logies. Now, another book, Love Stories, will premiere at the Brisbane Festival in September.
Dalton’s childhood in 1980s Brisbane, the source of inspiration for Boy Swallows Universe, was streaked with violence and crime. Now in his mid-forties, Dalton’s work spans social affairs journalism and literary fiction. Alongside Bluey, Dalton has become one of Queensland’s and Australia’s most successful cultural exports.
