James Colley James Colley i(9143080 works by)
Also writes as: Peter Chudd
Gender: Male
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2 4 y separately published work icon The Next Big Thing James Colley , ( nar. Miranda Tapsell ) Melbourne : Bolinda Audio Books , 2024 28309511 2024 single work novel

'Norm has lived in Norman his whole life. It's where he grew up with his dad, where he went to school and met his best friend Ella. But the town is dying - the river has dried up, and with it all the jobs.

'One night at the pub, on the anniversary of his dad's death, Norm announces a plan. He's going to build a Big Thing - like Coffs Harbour's Big Banana or Ballina's Big Prawn - to drive tourism to the town and give it a future. And to show Ella that she could have a future here too, maybe even with him.

'Ella, meanwhile, plans to leave Norman for the big smoke. She's tired of being a big fish in a small pond, especially when that pond is running out of water.

'Ella encourages Norm's big idea nonetheless. If it works, Norm will have a four-metre-high reminder of her. And if not, at least they'll have one last perfect summer together.' (Production summary)

1 1 form y separately published work icon Summer Love Kodie Bedford , Bjorn Stewart , Alison Bell , Patrick Brammall , Harriet Dyer , Robyn Butler , Wayne Hope , Nazeem Hussain , Kate Mulvany , Miranda Tapsell , James Colley , Nath Valvo , Jayden Masciulli , Australia : Gristmill Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2022 24599481 2022 series - publisher film/TV Anthology comedy series, following eight different sets of people who rent the same beach house.
2 1 y separately published work icon Top End Girl Miranda Tapsell , Sydney : Hachette Australia , 2020 18580117 2020 single work autobiography

''Ever since I was thirteen years old, all I wanted to do was perform. It was an unusual dream for a kid from the Northern Territory to have ... what I wanted for my life was a world away from what people knew and loved about the "Top End". Even though I've moved south to become an actor, the Territory has never left me. It's the place I go to when I want to feel whole again.'

'From Kakadu to Cannes, Miranda Tapsell is one of Australia's favourite actors. A proud Larrikia woman, she built a stellar career on stage, and shot to fame in THE SAPPHIRES and then in LOVE CHILD and DOCTOR, DOCTOR.

'Growing up, Miranda often looked for faces like hers on our screens. There weren't many. And too often there was a negative narrative around Indigenous lives, and Aboriginal women especially. Now an award-winning actor, she decided to change things herself. Combining her love of romantic comedies with her love of Darwin, the Tiwi Islands and the Top End, Miranda wrote, produced and starred in the box office hit TOP END WEDDING.

'But who the hell co-writes, produces and acts in a film about a wedding in the same year they're having their own? Miranda Tapsell does!

'In this engaging and thought-provoking memoir, TOP END GIRL, Miranda shares the path she took to create a moving film about re-connection to family and culture at the same time as she was planning her own wedding. And, like all good story-tellers, she holds a mirror up to the society we live in to show the prejudice that too often surfaces. Miranda knows that the key to change is to understand and through the power of storytelling she is changing attitudes and expectations to unite us all.' (Publication summary) 

2 y separately published work icon Tries, Lies & Meat Pies : The Sam Thaiday Story Sam Thaiday , James Colley , Sydney : Random House Australia , 2018 14175979 2018 single work autobiography

'Sam Thaiday is one of rugby league’s most highly regarded and respected players. Often seen as one of the last true larrikins of the game, Sam has entertained Brisbane Broncos, Queensland State of Origin and Australian fans over his sixteen-year career.

'But behind that playful facade and infectious grin is a deeply caring and thoughtful individual, a family man who is passionate about working for equality in the community. Sam’s book reveals his family connections to the Torres Strait, how it was his mum who taught him how to pass, tackle and how to throw a punch (just in case it ever came up), how he married his high-school sweetheart, and his wishes for his daughters’ futures.

'He will also tell how this Townsville boy and die-hard Cowboys fan ended up a Broncos star. A one-club player, a rarity in the game today, he relives the high points of his career, including the 2006 premiership, his 2008 Dally M Award and his many representative caps. He tells some of the wild stories from behind the scenes of the club and representative training camps, with a cast of characters all NRL fans will recognise.

'This is Sam’s unique story, told with his trademark humour, humility and honesty.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Too Right : Politically Incorrect Opinions Too Dangerous to be Published Except That They Were Peter Chudd , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2017 11552373 2017 single work prose humour

'A satirical state of the union delivered by the most marginalised voice in Australian media: an angry, white male

'Too Right is a treatise delivered by Australia’s most controversial far-right columnist unafraid of who is ‘offended’ by his ‘poorly researched’ opinions. We’ll discover how this wealthy, privileged man is actually, against all odds, the most maligned, victimised, discriminated against person in the entire country for simply daring to speak the truth—or at least, that’s how he sees it. To others, he’s a self-congratulatory blowhard who is single-handedly tearing the nation apart.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 The Backburner's Six Most Burnable News Stories of 2015 James Colley , 2015 single work prose
— Appears in: Best Australian Comedy Writing 2015; (p. 157-166)
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