Tim Winton began his first novel, An Open Swimmer (1982), at the age of 19, while on a Creative Writing course at Curtin University, Perth. It won the Australian/Vogel National Literary Award, and he has since made his living as a full-time writer.

Born in Perth, Western Australia, in 1960, he is the author of several novels for adults, including Shallows (1986) and Cloudstreet (1991), which both won prestigious Miles Franklin Awards in Australia. A theatrical adaptation of Cloudstreet toured Australia, Europe and the USA to universal acclaim. His novel That Eye, The Sky (1986) was also made into a film. A second film adaptation was made of In the Winter Dark (1988). The Riders (1995) was shortlisted for the 1995 Booker Prize for Fiction, and also won a Commonwealth Writers Prize.

After writing six of his adult novels, Tim Winton wrote four young adult novels, winning the Western Australia Premier's Award for Children's Fiction.  He is also the author of two collections of short stories, Scission and Other Stories (1987) and Minimum of Two (1987), and co-author of several travel books about Australia, including Land's Edge (1993).

His novel, Dirt Music (2001), was the winner of several awards and shortlisted for the 2002 Man Booker Prize for Fiction, and The Turning (2005), which tells 17 overlapping stories.

Tim Winton has been named a Living Treasure by the National Trust, and awarded the Centenary Medal for service to literature and the community.
 
Kim met Mr. Winton while he was tour for his latest novel - Breath (2008) which is currently on the New York Times bestseller list!

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