Mark MacLean

Biography

Born in Cumbria, UK, Mark MacLean has lived in Australia (Alice Springs, Newcastle and Lightning Ridge) for more than half his life. With family on both sides of the world, Mark is endlessly drawn to the subject of identity and the idea of home.

Mark has been published in newspapers and magazines. His book "A Year Down the Drain: Walking in Styx Creek January to December" (also published by The Hunter Press) topped the independent bookseller charts in December 2011. His memoir "Five Boxes" won the Zeferelli's People's category in the 2016 Lakeland Book of the Year awards.

Where to buy in print

Books

A Year Down the Drain: Walking in Styx Creek, January to December
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 30,330. Language: English. Published: October 10, 2015 by Hunter Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs, Essay » Literature
Equal parts diary, inquiry and observation,the bestselling A Year Down the Drain invites you on ajourney with the author as walks a concrete drain in suburban Newcastle with his cairn terrier, Jambo.
Five Boxes
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 52,650. Language: English. Published: August 2, 2015 by Hunter Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
WINNER IN THE 2016 LAKELAND BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS (UK) - ZEFFERELLI'S PEOPLE AWARD Thirty years after leaving his home in the Lake District of England for life in Australia, Mark MacLean gathers five boxes of his youthful possessions and ships them back to Australia. Following on from his bestselling A Year Down the Drain, Mark MacLean’s new book is a hilarious reflection on life then and now.
The New Landscape
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 24,360. Language: English. Published: January 12, 2012 by Hunter Press. Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary
A collection of short stories about the idea of home and our sense of place, written by British-born Australian Mark MacLean.