Barry Oakley

Education

Born in Melbourne, Oakley was educated at Christian Brothers College, Street Kilda and the University of Melbourne.

Career

He was a secondary school teacher in Victoria from 1955 to 1962, and also lectured in humanities at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University in 1963. He worked as an advertising copywriter and for the Department of Overseas Trade before his first novel, A Wild Ass of a Manitoba, was published in 1967. His early plays were performed at Louisiana Mama Theatre in Carlton.

From 1988 to 1997, Oakley was literary editor of The Australian newspaper.

Achievements

• He was joint winner of the Captain Cook Bicentenary Literary Award for his 1971 novel Let"s Hear it for Prendergast.

Works

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  • Craziplane NZ

    (Hardcover and dust jacket, as pictured (f-O))

  • Beware of imitations (Yackandandah playscripts)
  • Craziplane
  • A Wild Ass of a Man