Barry Divola

Barry Charles Divola (born 16 September 1959)^[1] is an Australian journalist, columnist and author.^[2]

Early life

Divola was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the first son of Kevin Divola. He was educated at Newington College (1972–77).^[3]

Writing career

Divola is a regular contributor to The Sydney Morning Herald and is a columnist and feature writer for that newspaper's monthly publication, (sydney) magazine, where he presents Street Life and Hole in the wall. He is the music critic for Who, a senior writer for Rolling Stone and contributor to Madison, and Entertainment Weekly.^[4]

Bibliography

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Books

• Divola, Barry (1998). Fanclub : it's a fan's world - popstars just live in it. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin.
• Searching for Kingly Critter : a deliciously different tale of obsession and nostalgia - ABC Books, (Syd, 2004) ISBN 073331399X
• M is for metal : the loudest alphabet book on earth (with Paul McNeil) - ABC Books, (Syd, 2006) ISBN 9780975683408
• The secret life of backpackers : a bunk's-eye view of the tourist trail from Bondi to Cairns - ABC Books, (Syd, 2008) ISBN 9780733320927 ^[5]

Essays and reporting

• Divola, Barry (Sep 2014). "Living on the edge : bladesmith Karim Haddad teaches people how to make knives, but it's about much more than the sharp, pointy things". Smith Journal 12: 64–68.

Awards

He won the Banjo Paterson Award for short fiction in 2004, 2005 and 2006 for his stories Nipple, Cicada Boy and Nixon.^[6]

References

1. Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 52
2. SMH - the passion behind the plastic
3. Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 52
4. ABC Unleashed - Barry Divola
5. National Library of Australia - Catalogue
6. Your mother would be proud of you - Barry Divola