PODCAST: Tim Winton on Ningaloo, the Power of Nonfiction and His Creative Process

PODCAST: Tim Winton on Ningaloo, the Power of Nonfiction and His Creative Process

As well as being a four-time winner of the Miles Franklin Award and bestselling author, Tim Winton is well known for his environmental activism – particularly for his efforts to preserve the biodiversity of Western Australia’s remarkable Ningaloo region. Tim said, ‘Ningaloo has been a big part of my life. I’ve spent over 30 years learning about this remarkable and unrepeatable place, and I’m so pleased to be able to share it in this way with young people all over the world.’

Tim joins Cheryl to talk about his first nonfiction book for children, Ningaloo. He shares fascinating facts about the iconic reef and its diverse marine life, the creative challenges of making science both fun and visually engaging, and reflects on why this story is important to him and his hopes for the future. Ningaloo, which was illustrated by Cindy Lane, is out now.

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                  Publisher details

                  Ningaloo
                  Authors
                  Cindy Lane, Tim Winton
                  Publisher
                  Fremantle Press
                  Genre
                  Children’s Non-Fiction
                  Released
                  23 September, 2025
                  ISBN
                  9781760995324

                  Synopsis

                  In the north of Western Australia, where the desert meets the sea, lies one of the last great wild regions on earth. The First Peoples of the region call it Nyinggulu. The rest of the world knows it as Ningaloo.

                  Join award-winning author and passionate conservationist Tim Winton and watercolourist Cindy Lane as they dive into this incredible part of the world. From enormous whale sharks to minuscule Cape Range Millipedes, and from colourful coral reefs to muddy mangroves, the biodiversity and interconnectedness of each distinctive ecosystem will fill young readers with wonder and awe.

                  Most importantly, as the next generation of custodians of Ningaloo, they’ll discover how to support and protect the region in the years to come.

                  Tim Winton
                  About the author

                  Tim Winton

                  Tim Winton has published twenty-nine books for adults and children, and his work has been translated into twenty-eight languages. Since his first novel, An Open Swimmer, won the Australian Vogel Award in 1981, he has won the Miles Franklin Award four times (for ShallowsCloudstreet, Dirt Music and Breath) and twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize (for The Riders and Dirt Music). He lives in Western Australia.

                  Books by Tim Winton

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