Andrew McMillen

For people named Andrew McMillan, see Andrew McMillan (disambiguation).

Andrew McMillen is an Australian music journalist and national music writer for The Australian.[1]

Early life and education

McMillen grew up in the Queensland city of Bundaberg, the son of two teachers.[2] He relocated to the state capital city, Brisbane, in 2006 to study for a communication studies degree at the University of Queensland.[3]

Writing

He contributed the chapter "The bone collector" to The Best Australian Science Writing 2016.[4] McMillen won the 2017 Queensland Clarion Award for his body of work in The Weekend Australian.[5]

McMillen's book Talking Smack: Honest Conversations About Drugs was published in 2014 by University of Queensland Press.[6][7][8] David Messer of The Sydney Morning Herald called the work "a brave and important book" and noted that McMillen was "careful to provide a balance of experiences, including [those of] non-drug takers".[9] Toby Creswell of The Newton Review of Books wrote that the "real interest" in the book "is not so much the drug tales which...are fairly repetitive" but "the insights that McMillen gives into the creative processes of [the interviewed] artists".[10]

References

  1. ^ "Andrew McMillen". The Australian. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. ^ McMillen, Andrew. "About the book". talkingsmack.com.au. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  3. ^ Holder, Rodney. "Andrew McMillen – Music Journalist". musicbusinessfacts.net (interview, audio not archived). Music Business Facts. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  4. ^ Jo Chandler, ed. (2017). The Best Australian Science Writing 2016. NewSouth. ISBN 978-1742235035.
  5. ^ 2017 Winners & Finalists; Judges' Comments (PDF), Queensland Clarion Awards, 27 August 2017, p. 7, retrieved 16 July 2024
  6. ^ McMillen, Andrew (2014). Talking Smack: Honest Conversations About Drugs. University of Queensland Press. ISBN 978-0-7022-5323-2.
  7. ^ Free, David (13 September 2014). "Andrew McMillen's Talking Smack gets lowdown from users and abusers". The Australian. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  8. ^ Bochenski, Natalie (1 August 2014). "Smack talk: Brisbane writer's quest to reframe the drugs discussion". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  9. ^ Messer, David (15 August 2014). "How drugs help some musicians to make music". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  10. ^ Creswell, Toby (28 October 2014). "Talking Smack: Honest conversations about drugs". The Newton Review of Books. Retrieved 17 June 2022.