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Alan Attwood Alan Attwood i(A2242 works by) (a.k.a. A. Attwood)
Born: Established: 1957
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Scotland,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1961
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1 Making Sense of a Father's Double Life Alan Attwood , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 10-11 December 2016; (p. 18) The Sydney Morning Herald , 10-11 December 2016; (p. 24)

— Review of Light and Shadow : Memoirs of a Spy's Son Mark Colvin , 2016 single work autobiography
1 Family Life When the News Never Waits Alan Attwood , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 5-6 November 2016; (p. 18)

— Review of Press Escape Shaun Carney , 2016 single work autobiography
1 Short Spells Conjure Animal Magic Alan Attwood , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 September 2013; (p. 37) The Age , 14 September 2013; The Canberra Times , 17 September 2013; The Canberra Times , 14 September 2013;

— Review of The Local Wildlife Robert Drewe , 2013 selected work short story
1 A Life Lived to the Max Alan Attwood , 2010 single work correspondence
— Appears in: The Age , 1-2 January 2010; (p. 14-15)
Alan Attwood writes a letter to his twenty-one-year-old son, Max.
1 Fact and Fiction : How Caruso and Puccini Never Got to Melbourne Alan Attwood , 2009 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Griffith Review , Summer no. 26 2009; (p. 234-241)
1 Working on Big Issues Alan Attwood , 2009 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Griffith Review , Winter no. 24 2009; (p. 59-77)
1 Double Take Alan Attwood , Owen Danby , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 6-7 June 2009; (p. 12)
1 The Shortlist : Chapter and Verse Alan Attwood , Lucy Sussex , David McCooey , Robyn Annear , Brenda Niall , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 2 August 2008; (p. 26-27)
Together with a list of nominees in the various categories of the 2008 Age Book of the Year Award, this column includes comments from the judges of each category on the shortlisted works.
1 From Wimbledon to the Wall, Pinot and Pets Alan Attwood , 2006 single work obituary (for Richard Yallop )
— Appears in: The Age , 2 November 2006; (p. 16)
1 The Summer of 1998 Alan Attwood , 2005 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 28 December 2005; (p. 2-3)
1 The Last Picture show Alan Attwood , 2005 single work prose
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 1 October 2005; (p. 47-49)
1 No Running Alan Attwood , 2004 single work short story
— Appears in: The Big Issue Australia , 27 December 2004 - 18 January 2005 no. 219 2004; (p. 32-35)
1 My Favourite Holiday : Mallacoota Magic Alan Attwood , 2004 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 30 December 2004; (p. 6)
1 Three Towering Talents Alan Attwood , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 20 November 2004; (p. 5)

— Review of The Private Don : Don Bradman on Cricket, Investment, Politics, the Media, Family and Friends Christine Wallace , 2004 single work biography ; Steve Waugh Peter FitzSimons , 2004 single work biography ; Captain's Diary Ricky Ponting , Brian Murgatroyd , 2004 single work diary
1 Ruxton's Rumblings, at Your Service Alan Attwood , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 24 July 2004; (p. 5)

— Review of A Biography : Ruxton Anne Blair , 2004 single work biography
1 On My Bedside Table : Alan Attwood Alan Attwood , 2004 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 19 June 2004; (p. 6)
1 1 The Great Mysteriarch (from a work-in-progress) Alan Attwood , 2004 extract novel
— Appears in: Scorched : Penguin Australian Summer Stories 2004; (p. 1-12)
1 Great Game, Lousy Story Alan Attwood , 2003 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 29 November 2003; (p. 8)
Novels involving tennis are usually not successful. This article deals mainly with American books and films, however there is a small section about Australian creative writing.
1 Anonymous Sex Alan Attwood , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Age , 4 October 2003; (p. 8)
Attwood canvasses a range of authors, including some Australians, who have employed various means of disguise when choosing writing names.
1 Trapped in the Present Tense Alan Attwood , 2003 single work essay
— Appears in: The Age , 9 August 2003; (p. 8)
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