Dr Ryan O'Neill
Associate Lecturer
Learning and Teaching
- Email:ryan.oneill@newcastle.edu.au
- Phone:02 49216681
Career Summary
Biography
Ryan O’Neill was born in Glasgow in 1975 and lived in Africa, Europe and Asia before settling in Newcastle, Australia. He is the Newstep Academic Literacies coordinator at the Callaghan campus.
Ryan is the author of several books, including Their Brilliant Careers: The Fantastic Lives of Sixteen Extraordinary Australian Writers, which was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin award, and won the Prime Minister's Literary Award.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Newcastle
- Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults, International House Sydney - RTO
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Strathclyde
- Master of Science (Accounting), University of Bristol
Keywords
- Creative Writing
- Enabling
- Short Fiction
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
| Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|
| Associate Lecturer | University of Newcastle Learning and Teaching Australia |
Awards
Award
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2017 |
Prime Minister's Literary Award Prime Minister's Literary Awards |
Prestigious works / other achievements
| Year Commenced | Year Finished | Prestigious work / other achievement | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2017 | Shortlisted for 2017 Miles Franklin Literary Award Miles Franklin Literary Award | Author |
| 2017 | 2017 | Shortlisted for the 2017 NSW Premier's Literary Awards NSW Premier's Literary Awards | Author |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Highlighted Publications
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | O'Neill RE, Their brilliant careers: the fantastic lives of sixteen extraordinary Australian writers, Carlton, Vic. (2016) [N1] | Nova | |
| 2021 | O'Neill R, 'Short Stories...But Linked: Steven Amsterdam's Things We Didn't See Coming', Reading Like an Australian Writer, NewSouth Publishing, Sydney, NSW 42-55 (2021) [B1] | Nova |
Book (2 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | O'Neill R, Pigface and Other Stories, 99 (2018) | ||
| 2012 | O'Neill RE, The weight of a human heart, Black Inc., Melbourne, Austrlia, 229 (2012) [J1] | Nova |
Chapter (4 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | O'Neill R, 'Short Stories...But Linked: Steven Amsterdam's Things We Didn't See Coming', Reading Like an Australian Writer, NewSouth Publishing, Sydney, NSW 42-55 (2021) [B1] | Nova | |
| 2017 | O'Neill R, 'The Originality of Henry Lawson', The Drover's Wife: a celebration of a great Australian love affair, Random House Australia, North Sydney, NSW 231-221 (2017) | ||
| 2015 | O'Neill R, 'Experimental Short Fiction', Writing Short Stories A Writers' and Artists' Companion, Bloomsbury Publishing, Great Britain (2015) | ||
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Creative Work (31 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | O'Neill R, Notes for a Novel, TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Courses (2022) | ||
| 2018 | O'Neill R, Advice for Writing, The Monthly (2018) | ||
| 2018 | O'Neill R, The Drover's Wives 99 Reinterpretations of Henry Lawson's Australian Classic, Sydney, NSW (2018) [N1] | Nova | |
| 2016 | O'Neill RE, Their brilliant careers: the fantastic lives of sixteen extraordinary Australian writers, Carlton, Vic. (2016) [N1] | Nova | |
| Show 28 more creative works | |||
Thesis / Dissertation (1 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | O'Neill R, The Weight of a Human Heart: Short Story Collection and Critical Exegesis, University of Newcastle (2015) |
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $40,000 |
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
20131 grants / $40,000
Australia Council Grant: New Work$40,000
Funding body: Australia Council for the Arts
| Funding body | Australia Council for the Arts |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Ryan O'Neill |
| Scheme | Australia Council Grant: New Work |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2013 |
| Funding Finish | 2014 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | C1500 - Aust Competitive - Commonwealth Other |
| Category | 1500 |
| UON | N |
News
News • 5 Dec 2017
Academic turns fiction into an award-winning reality
An esteemed academic and author from the University of Newcastle has received the highly-competitive Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Fiction for his novel that provides a satiric take on the history of Australian literature.
News • 20 Jun 2017
Brilliant career lands Miles Franklin shortlisting
When he’s not teaching in a classroom or working on the land, Ryan O’Neill gets lost in his imagination, creating the lives of Rand Washington, a racist science fiction author, or Rachel Deverall, his own fictitious, late wife.
Dr Ryan O'Neill
Positions
Associate Lecturer
Learning and Teaching
Academic Division
Casual Academic
Learning and Teaching
Academic Division
Casual Academic - NUPrep (Teaching)
Learning and Teaching
Academic Division
Contact Details
| ryan.oneill@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Phone | 02 49216681 |
Office
| Room | GP120 |
|---|---|
| Building | McMullen Building |
| Location | Callaghan University Drive Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia |
NEWS • Dec 05.2017
Academic turns fiction into an award-winning reality
Dr Ryan O'Neill from the University of Newcastle from the University of Newcastle has won the highly-competitive Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Fiction.
NEWS • Jun 20.2017
Brilliant career lands Miles Franklin shortlisting
Ryan O’Neill is a sessional academic at UON and his book Their Brilliant Careers has been shortlisted for the Miles Franklin award.