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Alasdair Duncan (born 22 November 1982) is a writer, most notable as the author of "Sushi Central" (published under the title "Dance, Recover, Repeat" in the United States by MTV Books) and as a regular contributor to many Australian music & culture magazines, most notably Rave Magazine, for which he  writes a weekly column. A native of Queensland, Australia, Duncan is known for his frank yet comical approach to the experience of growing up gay in suburbia. His style, comparable in many ways to amateur slash fiction, is also influenced by hyperrealism, typical of "brat-pack" writers such as Bret Easton Ellis.

At age 16, Duncan's first short novel, "Rose and Charcoal," was shortlisted for the Penguin/Qantas/Somerset Award for School-Age Writers. Although he did not go on to win, he would later win the State Library of Queensland's Young Writers Award with an entry called "Love," which was deemed so risqué that it was banned from publication and placed in the library's closed section. During a short stint as the deputy editor of "UQ Vanguard," a student publication, Duncan  published another short story entitled "Hyperactive...," this time about a gay boy named Calvin growing up in suburban Australia. The character endeared himself to Duncan to the point which after writing for several months he pieced together a novel-length manuscript about him, which he decided to enter into the Premier's Literary Awards. Although the book did not go on tس   ةin the award, he was approached shortly afterwards by Madonna  Duffy, editor-in-chief at the University of Queensland Press, who expressed interest in the novel. The book was published to modest success, and a US edition entitled "Dance, Recover, Repeat" was published later. س                                                                                                                                                                                                                        ة According to Duncan, the piece was meant to be seen only by close friends and remained untitled until the last minute, when, while leafing through the manuscript, he noticed that the various characters frequented a sushi restaurant named "Sushi Central." The title of the American version is taken from the tagline: "Go out. Get take a pill. Meet a boy. Dance. Recover. Repeat." س                                                                                                                                                                                                                        ة Duncan has a BA in Journalism and Literary Studies from the University of Queensland, and has worked as a music journalist. His second book, Metro - a darkly comic novel about a university student named Liam - was published in Australia in August 2006, and will be released in the UK by Burning House Books in February 2008. Alasdair Duncan is well cute. س                                                                                                                                                                                                                        ة

Published works

 * Sushi Central - University of Queensland Press, 2003
 * Dance, Recover, Repeat - Simon & Schuster/MTV Pocket, 2005 (American edition of Sushi Central)
 * Metro - University of Queensland Press 2006