Malcolm Knox (author)


Malcolm Knox, is an Australian journalist and author.

Life and literary career

Malcolm Knox grew up in Sydney and studied in Sydney and Scotland. He has held a number of positions at Sydney Morning Herald including chief cricket correspondent, assistant sport editor and literary editor. As literary editor, he broke the story of the fake Jordanian memoirist, Norma Khouri, which won him a Walkley Award in 2004.
Malcolm has served as a Board Director of the Copyright Agency and a Board Director of the Chappell Foundation, acting as honorary secretary from 2019–2021. He is currently a Board Director for the Australian Society of Authors.
Between 1989 and 1993 he did not watch any movies or listen to any music.

Novels

A Private Man Jamaica The Life The Wonder Lover
  • Bluebird
  • ''The First Friend''

Non-fiction

Taylor And Beyond I Still Call Australia Home: The Qantas Story 1920–2005 1788 Words or Less: A short short history of Australia Secrets of the Jury Room Scattered: The Inside Story of Ice in Australia On Obsession The Greatest: The players, the moments, the matches 1993–2008 The Captains: The story behind Australia's second most important job Fierce Focus: Greg Chappell Bradman's War: How the 1948 invincibles turned the cricket pitch into a battlefield Never a Gentlemen's Game Boom: The Underground History of Australia, from Goldrush to GFC Supermarket Monsters: The Price of Coles' and Woolworths' Dominance The Keepers: The players at the heart of Australian cricket

Critical studies and reviews of Knox's work

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Awards and nominations