Malcolm Knox | |
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Born | 1966 |
Occupation | Journalist, author, novelist |
Nationality | Australian |
Genre | Literature, non-fiction, essay |
Malcolm Knox (born 1966), is an Australian journalist and author.
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 (1996–99), assistant sport editor (1999–2000) and literary editor (2002–06). [1] As literary editor, he broke the story of the fake Jordanian memoirist, Norma Khouri, which won him a Walkley Award (Investigative Journalism category) in 2004 (together with Caroline Overington). He has written nineteen books including five novels.
Malcolm has served as a Board Director of the Copyright Agency (2008-2016) and a Board Director of the Chappell Foundation (2017-2021), acting as honorary secretary from 2019-2021. He is currently a Board Director for the Australian Society of Authors. [2]
Between 1989 and 1993 he didn’t watch any movies or listen to any music.
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