Barry Divola

Barry Charles Divola is an Australian journalist, columnist and author.

Birth and family
Divola was born in Sydney, the first son of Kevin Divola. He was educated at Newington College. He lives in Perth, Western Australia, with his wife and two young daughters.

Writing career
Divola is a regular contributor to The Sydney Morning Herald and was a columnist and feature writer for that newspaper's monthly publication, (sydney) magazine, where he presented the columns Street Life and Hole in the Wall. He was the music critic for Who, a senior writer for Rolling Stone and contributor to Madison and Entertainment Weekly.

Books

 * M is for Metal : The loudest alphabet book on earth (with Paul McNeil) – ABC Books, (Syd, 2006) ISBN 9780975683408
 * The Secret Life of Backpackers : A bunk's-eye view of the tourist trail from Bondi to Cairns – ABC Books, (Syd, 2008) ISBN 9780733320927
 * Nineteen Seventysomething – Affirm Press, (2010) ISBN 9780980637854
 * The Secret Life of Backpackers : A bunk's-eye view of the tourist trail from Bondi to Cairns – ABC Books, (Syd, 2008) ISBN 9780733320927
 * Nineteen Seventysomething – Affirm Press, (2010) ISBN 9780980637854

Awards
He won the Banjo Paterson Award for short fiction in 2004, 2005 and 2006 for his stories Nipple, Cicada Boy and Nixon.