Dave Burton Dave Burton i(A120303 works by) (a.k.a. David Burton)
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Dave Burton graduated from the University of Southern Queensland in 2007 with a Bachelor of Theatre Arts. In 2007, his playscript, 'The Bachelor Prophecies' was selected by the Queensland Theatre Company as part of the Young Playwrights' Program to undergo professional development before a public reading.

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2024-2025 finalist Queensland Premier's Drama Award for 'The Good Dad'.

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon The Man in the Water St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2019 17237520 2019 single work novel young adult

'On the first day of year 10, Shaun sees a dead body.

'When Shaun finds a body floating in the lake of a quiet mining town in outback Queensland, he immediately reports it to the police. But when he returns to the site with the constable, the body is gone.

'Determined to reveal the truth, Shaun and his best friend, Will, open their own investigation. But what they discover is far more sinister than they expected, and reveals a darkness below the surface of their small town.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2020 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Older Readers
2020 shortlisted APA Book Design Awards Best Designed Young Adult Book designed by Astred Hicks, Design Cherry.
y separately published work icon St Mary's In Exile 2016 Fortitude Valley : Playlab , 2016 8906015 2016 single work drama

'Gripping and inspirational drama, St Mary’s in Exile is the story of a tight-knit community, a poignant reminder that the word “church” refers not to the 123-year-old heritage listed Renaissance building, but the bond between the disparate people who gather there. A bond that endured when Peter handed over the keys amid a media frenzy, and led his flock down the street to the Trades and Labor Council building, where they still worship every weekend. ' (Source: Queensland Theatre Company website)

2016 nominated Matilda Awards Best New Australian Play
y separately published work icon How to Be Happy : A Memoir of Love, Sex and Teenage Confusion Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2015 11660536 2015 single work autobiography

'A funny, sad and serious memoir, How to Be Happy is David Burton’s story of his turbulent life at high school and beyond. Feeling out of place and convinced that he is not normal, David has a rocky start. He longs to have a girlfriend, but his first ‘date’ is a disaster. There’s the catastrophe of the school swimming carnival—David is not sporty—and friendships that take devastating turns. Then he finds some solace in drama classes with the creation of ‘Crazy Dave’, and he builds a life where everything is fine. But everything is not fine.

'And, at the centre of it all, trying desperately to work it all out, is the real David.

'How to Be Happy tackles depression, friendship, sexual identity, suicide, academic pressure, love and adolescent confusion. It’s a brave and honest account of one young man’s search for a happy, true and meaningful life that will resonate with readers young and old.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2014 winner Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing For the 2014 manuscript.
2016 shortlisted APA Book Design Awards Best Designed Young Adult Book designed by Imogen Stubbs.
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