Introduction
Barry Charles Divola (born 16 September 1959) is an Australian journalist, columnist and author.
Birth and family
Divola was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the first son of Kevin Divola. He was educated at Newington College (1972–77). 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 Street Life and Hole in the wall. He is the music critic for Who, a senior writer for Rolling Stone and contributor to Madison, and Entertainment Weekly.
Awards
He won the Banjo Paterson Award for short fiction in 2004, 2005 and 2006 for his stories Nipple, Cicada Boy and Nixon.