Jock Serong

Jock Serong
Born
Justin Serong
Education
Writing career
LanguageEnglish
Period2014–
GenreHistorical fiction
Notable awardsNed Kelly Award for Best First Novel, ARA Historical Novel Prize, Staunch Prize
Websitewww.jockserong.com

Jock Serong is an Australian novelist and journalist. Serong grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Bayside and completed his secondary education at Xavier College in Kew. From years 4 to 8 he attended Xavier College's Kostka Hall junior campus in Brighton. He graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1995 with an LLB. He now resides in Port Fairy in regional Victoria with his wife and children. He is a former lawyer, and also majored in archaeology at university. He co-edited the short-lived journal Great Ocean Quarterly established in 2013.

Bibliography

Target/type Series/description Title Date Publisher
Adult fiction Crime novel Quota 2014 Text Publishing
Adult fiction Crime novel The Rules of Backyard Cricket 2016 Text Publishing
Adult fiction Furneaux trilogy, book 1 (historical novel) Preservation 2018 Text Publishing
Adult fiction Thriller On the Java Ridge 2019 Text Publishing
Adult fiction Furneaux trilogy, book 2 (historical novel) The Burning Island 2020 Text Publishing
Adult fiction Furneaux trilogy, book 3 (historical novel) The Settlement 2022 Text Publishing
Adult fiction Short story anthology Minds Went Walking: Paul Kelly's Songs Reimagined
(editor and chapter "The Fastest Ford in Western Australia")		 2022 Fremantle Press
Adult fiction Literary novel Cherrywood 2024 Fourth Estate
Non-fiction Biography A Suitable Man – The Eccentric Empire of Fletcher Jones 2026 HarperCollins

The Furneaux trilogy are historical novels set in and around the Furneaux Islands in Bass Strait and south-east Australia.

Awards

Awards 
ARA Historical Novel Prize The Burning Island, winner 2021
The Settlement, shortlisted 2023
Colin Roderick Award The Rules of Backyard Cricket, shortlisted 2017
On the Java Ridge, winner 2018
The Settlement, longlisted 2023
Ned Kelly Award Quota, winner 2015, Best First Novel
The Rules of Backyard Cricket, shortlisted 2017, Best Novel
Staunch Book Prize On the Java Ridge, winner 2018

References

  1. ↑ "Jock Serong". AustLit. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  2. ↑ Xavier College (6 September 2021), "20210903 Fr Chris chats w Jock Serong about KH ed", Vimeo, retrieved 18 February 2024
  3. ↑ "The perfect seaside town? A visitor's guide to Port Fairy | Victoria holidays". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Steger, Jason (22 October 2021). "I hated history at school. Now I've won $50,000 for a historical novel". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  5. ↑ Steger, Jason (28 August 2020). "Bookmarks: Surf's up for Serong and the Great Ocean Quarterly". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  6. 1 2 "HNSA Historical Novel Prize". AustLit. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Colin Roderick Award". AustLit. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "On the Java Ridge wins 2018 Colin Roderick Award". Books+Publishing. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Colin Roderick Award". AustLit. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "2015 Ned Kelly Award Winners". Australian Crime Writers. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "Announcing the 2017 Ned Kelly Award Winners". Australian Crime Writers. 1 September 2017. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  12. ↑ "Award for thriller without violence against women goes to Jock Serong". The Guardian. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2024.