Tony McGowan Tony McGowan i(A12185 works by)
Gender: Male
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Growing up in Maroubra, Sydney Tony McGowan became a fitness fanatic when he discovered surfboats. After injury forced his retirement, he studied for a BA in Communications and started writing fiction. McGowan's first novel Crew was highly commended in the Australian/Vogel Literary Award in 1994. Crew is a story about surfboat racing, bronzed beach heroes and the naivety of Aussie male myths. McGowan is a journalist and novelist, having worked on two daily newspapers.

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y separately published work icon Crew St Leonards : Allen and Unwin , 1995 Z33836 1995 single work novel

Set against a polluted summer on Sydney beaches in the late 1980s, the gleaming image of the bronzed Aussie lifesaver is stripped away to reveal the melanoma scars, sea ulcers and beer gut.

Through the eyes of gentle giant Derrick, we join the crew of the Argo as they bump through the rugged waters of surfboat rowing, encountering wild boozers, yobbo pranksters, shipwrecks, giant waves and sea monsters - all in their quest for the fabled gold medal.

Alternatively taunted and ignored by his peers, Derrick, is taken under the wing of the erratic ex-ironman, Jason. But their friendship undergoes irreversible changes as adversity and waves pound the crew; the Argo begins to crack at the seams, and our heroes find themselves sinking into a squabbling sea of physical pain, drugs and sexual obsession.
1994 highly commended The Australian / Vogel National Literary Award (for an unpublished manuscript)
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