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 Writers
have to keep on expanding their lives, because their stories
constantly consume them.
This
describes perfectly Michael Hyde's approach to writing. Cleaning
hospitals and morgues, driving trucks, living in foreign countries,
travelling (which he continues to do) and, now, teaching in
schools and universities has provided Michael with so much
material he thinks he'll go to his grave with hundreds of
stories still unwritten.
When
I first began writing, after a few short stories I started
to panic and wonder where writers got their ideas. It took
me a while to realise that most of our stories are sitting
there right under our noses.
In the early
seventies Michael found himself teaching kids who had difficulty
with reading and writing.
They
were always telling each other stories from their lives -
sports stories, trouble at home, running from the cops . .
. So I decided to get them to write them down. Because they
loved stories but were afraid of reading and writing, it seemed
the obvious thing to do.
But something
else happened. Michael discovered that as he taught writing
he came more to understand the craft. He'd take his drafts to
his students and ask them for suggestions.
Over
the next twenty-five years my students became my teachers
- and many of them continued to write after they left school.
Michael
believes writing belongs to us all and that there is a reason
why stories have been told since the beginning of time.
They
help us understand the world we live in. Through stories,
readers and writers sift through the ups and downs which in
turn help them to keep on going.
Whether
he's writing text books, sports books, CD-ROMs or novels (his
recent novel Max went into reprint after 12 months) Michael
always feels like he's living in a sea of stories.
He lives
in Melbourne with his wife Gabrielle and two of his four kids:
Jesse (29), a rock 'n' roller; Shannon (26), sports freak
and organic farmer; Rebecca (16), clever student, actor, linguist
and budding writer; and Zachariah (6) who runs like the wind
and kicks a mile.
c.v.
Michael
has written and published many works of adolescent and adult
fiction, textbooks, plays and short stories. He was a classroom
teacher for over 25 years and has taught writing to all age
groups.
His student writing workshops are extremely popular and very
productive. He has conducted workshops across Victoria and
interstate. Also, he has assisted many schools with the development
of their own writing cultures. As the writing program co-ordinator
at Footscray City Secondary College he managed the production
of student anthologies, winning the FAW national prize for
student writing in 1993, 1995 and 1997.
He lectures in writing at Victoria University, in the Sports
Admin and Professional Writing degree courses. He taught scriptwriting
at Footscray’s Film and Television course and was twice
a Literary Judge of the Victorian Premier’s Literary
Awards.
Michael’s PD sessions are stimulating, focussed, practical
and soundly based. His own experience of writing, of students
and the needs of teachers combine to create enjoyable and
productive inservices.
What he can offer:
• Writing workshops—Years 6 to 12
• VCE writing workshops
• PD sessions on teaching writing
• Talks on writing and books
• Writer-in-Residence
• PD sessions on whole school writing
• Boys and Writing
• Sports Writing
Publications
Fiction
• Finals Chance (Change
the Game Series) Hardie Grant/Egmont. 2006.
• Arch Rivals (Change
the Game Series) Hardie Grant/Egmont. 2006.
• Mud and Rain (Change
the Game Series) Hardie Grant/Egmont. 2006.
• Rough Play (Change
the Game Series) Hardie Grant/Egmont. 2006.
• Champions Cup (Change
the Game Series) Hardie Grant/Egmont. 2006.
• Surfing Goliath (Lothian
Hachette). June 2006. Reprinted September 2006
• Hey Joe (YA Novel) Vulgar
Press. 2003 (CBC Notable Book. 2004.)
• Hunger. Editor/Contributor:
Aust. Assoc of Teachers of English. 2003 (CBC Notable Book.
2004)
• The Footy Coach From Hell
(Awesome) Longman. 2003
• Tyger Tyger (YA Novel)
Vulgar Press. 2001 (ACYL Vic State Library Notable Book
2004)
• MAX (YA Novel) Vulgar
Press. 2000 (Reprinted 2001)
• How I lost my girlfriend
(and got her back again). (Awesome) Longman. 2002
• Seal saves the Island.
(Trend) Longman. 2001
• The Boogie Board Kid.
(Trend) Longman. 2000
• How I got a Girlfriend
(Trend) Longman. 1999.
• The Girl Who Married a Fly.
Editor/Contributor: Aust. Assoc of Teachers of English.
1997. (CBC Notable Book. 1998) (Reprinted: 2000 & 2003)
• Eagle (Novel -Young Readers)
Pascoe Publishing. 1988
• Working with Tommy, On
the Dole & Will ya Shutup
about Spiritmen. Jacaranda /Wiley 1980.
Educational
Texts
•
Literacy and Studies of Australia.
Website. Learning Federation. 2003-4
• English Mosaic. Macmillans
2004
• Curriculum at Work: Multimedia Sports
Inc. Min of Education. Vic. 2001
• Women in Australian History and Society.
Website. DEET. 2001
• Asia at a Glance—CD
Rom. Curriculum Corp/ Asialink. 1999-2000
• Asia at a Glance—Teachers’
Book. Curriculum Corp/ Asialink. 2000-2001
• Englishworks: Years 7
10 National English series. Series Editor. Cambridge University
Press, Melbourne. 1991 97.
• Englishworks: Writer:
Year 9 Book. Cambridge University Press, Melb. 1996.
• Diary of my Secret Life a guide to the
craft of writing. Cambridge University Press,
Melb.1990.
• Writing in English: PD
program for English Teachers. West Ed Centre. 1989.
Biography
•
Ossie Rules (with Richard Osborne),
Victoria University. 1998.
Short
Stories
•
‘Mother Rabbit’. Hunger,
Aust. Assoc of Teachers of English, 2004
• ‘Dark Mass’. The Girl Who
Married a Fly. Aust. Assoc of Teachers of
English, 2000
• 'Sam Fruitcake visits the newsroom': Challenge.
Ministry of Education, 1995
• Same Difference (Short
Story Collection) Asia Ed / Curric. Corp, 1995
• 'Letters from Vietnam': Explore.
Ministry of Education, 1994
• ‘Waiting’ - going down swinging,
1990
• ‘The State’ – Overland.
1989
• ‘The Limbo Dark’ Australian
Short Stories, 1987
• ‘Lies = Truth’ Crazy Hearts
(Hodja Press), 1983
Articles
•
'The Writing of Hey Joe'. Viewpoint.
(Melb University). 2003
• Building a Writing Culture. Viewpoint,
1995
• 'Ten Suspicions'. (on the research and development
of the 'Writing in English’ PD program): Teachers'
Journal, 1990
• 'The Observer Is the Essence of the Situation'.
Teachers’ Journal, 1990
Plays for Schools
•
‘Wadda Ya doin' here anyway’, ‘Sometimes
they drive me crazy’ & ‘Flash of Light’.
Audience Total: 100,000.
Student
Anthologies:
1998—:
Victoria University
• Write out of Left Field (WOOLF) Sports Writing Anthologies
1991—97: Footscray City Secondary College
• Book of Elements; Waves; Ride the White Swan; A
Thousand Thousand Campfires; Haruspex; Troll anthologies
of student writing. Editor
• Typhon: Children of the Earth—anthology of
student writing. Editor 1997. Winner of Mavis Thorpe Clark,
Fellowship of Australian Writers Award.
• Troll anthology of student writing. Editor. 1995.
Runner up of Mavis Thorpe Clark, Fellowship of Australian
Writers Award.
• Boatswain anthology of student writing. Editor.
1995. Winner of Mavis Thorpe Clark, Fellowship of Australian
Writers Award.
• On the Edge anthology of student writing, Editor.
1993
Winner of the Judah Waten, Fellowship of Australian Writers
Award.
1988:
Brunswick Tech. School
• Meat in the Sandwich.
Writers’
Festivals
•
Allwrite Festival (SA) 2007—Speaker and workshop presenter.
• Melbourne 2002-2006—Speaker and workshop presenter.
• Whitsunday Voices 2006—Speaker and workshop
presenter.
• Somerset Festival 2005—Speaker and workshop
presenter.
Literary
Judge
•
1991 Premier's Literary Awards. Alan Marshall Prize.
• 1992 Premier's Literary Awards. Alan Marshall Prize.
• 2001 FAW Community Writing Award.
Due
for Publication 2006
•
All along the Watchtower. (Memoir)
Vulgar Press.
Due
for Publication 2007
•
Two titles in 'Extreme Sports Series' Lothian/Hachette
• Journey to the MCG. (Working
Title) Hardie Grant Egmont.
He invites you to contact any schools he has worked
with over the last few years.
For bookings contact:
‘Booked Out’
PH: (03) 9824 0177
FAX: (03) 9824 0677
Email: bookings@bookedout.com.au
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