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Tim Winton Books in Order

Tim Winton has written 33 books, published between 1982 and 2024. The first book is An Open Swimmer (1982) and the newest is Juice (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
33
Published
1982–2024
Pages on record
4,885 in 25 of 33 books
Reading time
81–122 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,885 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 25 of 33 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Tim Winton, author

Tim Winton, born in 1960, is an Australian writer and environmental activist who works in novels, short fiction, non-fiction and children's books. Cloudstreet (1991) launched his career and remains the best known of them, alongside Dirt Music (2001), Breath (2009) and the story collection The Turning (2004); Lockie Leonard, Human Torpedo heads the young adult side. Juice (2024) is his most recent novel, written as climate fiction. Winton's work has been adapted for stage and screen and translated widely. Thirty-two titles span 1982 to 2024, from An Open Swimmer onward.

How many Tim Winton books are there?

Tim Winton has 33 books, released between 1982 and 2024. They include 3 series and 24 titles listed outside any series.

Tim Winton Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 33 Tim Winton books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of An Open Swimmer by Tim Winton (1982)
  2. Cover of Scission by Tim Winton (1985)
  3. Cover of Minimum of Two by Tim Winton (1987)
  4. Cover of That Eye, the Sky by Tim Winton (1987)
  5. Cover of In the Winter Dark by Tim Winton (1988)
  6. Cover of The Bugalugs Bum Thief by Tim Winton, book 1 of the Aussie Bites series (1991)
  7. Cover of Cloudstreet by Tim Winton (1991)
  8. Cover of Blood and Water by Tim Winton (1993)
  9. Cover of The Riders by Tim Winton (1996)
  10. Cover of Blueback by Tim Winton (1997)
  11. Cover of Australian Colors: Images Of The Outback by Tim Winton (1998)
  12. Cover of Down to Earth by Tim Winton (2000)
  13. Cover of Dirt Music by Tim Winton (2002)
  14. Cover of The Turning by Tim Winton (2004)
  15. Cover of Eyrie by Tim Winton (2013)
  16. Cover of Hatched by Tim Winton (2013)
  17. Cover of Island Home by Tim Winton (2015)
  18. Cover of Small Mercies by Tim Winton (2020)
  1. 1
    An Open Swimmer1982 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982208
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  2. 2
    Shallows1984 · confirmed 1/4
    1984–
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  3. 3
    Scission1985 · 155 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985155
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  4. 4
    Minimum of Two1987 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987144
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  5. 5
    That Eye, the Sky1987 · 150 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987150
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  6. 6
    In the Winter Dark1988 · 120 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988120
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  7. 7
    Human TorpedoLockie Leonard #11990 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990144
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  8. 8
    JessePublication Order of's Children's Books #11990 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199032
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  9. 9
    The Bugalugs Bum ThiefAussie Bites #11991 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199164
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  10. 10
    Cloudstreet1991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  11. 11
    Land's Edge1993 · 107 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993107
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  12. 12
    ScumbusterLockie Leonard #21993 · 165 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993165
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  13. 13
    Blood and Water1993 · 266 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993266
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  14. 14
    The Riders1996 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996368
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  15. 15
    LegendLockie Leonard #31997 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997188
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  16. 16
    Blueback1997 · 95 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199795
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  17. 17
    Australian Colors: Images Of The Outback1998 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998256
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  18. 18
    The DeepPublication Order of's Children's Books #21998 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199832
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  19. 19
    Down to Earth2000 · 248 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000248
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  20. 20
    Dirt Music2002 · 465 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002465
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  21. 21
    The Turning2004 · 317 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004317
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  22. 22
    Breath2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  23. 23
    Smalltown2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  24. 24
    Rising WaterPublication Order of's Plays #12012 · 63 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201263
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  25. 25
    Signs of LifePublication Order of's Plays #22013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  26. 26
    Eyrie2013 · 423 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013423
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  27. 27
    Hatched2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  28. 28
    ShrinePublication Order of's Plays #32014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 29
    Island Home2015 · 241 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015241
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  30. 30
    The Boy Behind the Curtain2016 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016320
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  31. 31
    The Shepherd's Hut2018 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018256
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  32. 32
    Small Mercies2020 · 58 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202058
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  33. 33
    Juice2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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Tim Winton books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Lockie Leonard in order

3 books
  1. 1. Human Torpedo
  2. 2. Scumbuster
  3. 3. Legend

Publication Order of's Plays in order

3 books
  1. 1. Rising Water
  2. 2. Signs of Life
  3. 3. Shrine

Publication Order of's Children's Books in order

2 books
  1. 1. Jesse
  2. 2. The Deep

Aussie Bites in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Bugalugs Bum Thief

Standalone books

24 books

24 Tim Winton titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Tim Winton books in order?

You only need to read Tim Winton books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Tim Winton

Start with An Open Swimmer (1982), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Tim Winton book?

Juice (2024) is the newest Tim Winton book released so far.

Is there a new Tim Winton book coming?

No next Tim Winton book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Tim Winton has won

Wikidata records 7 awards and 2 nominations for Tim Winton. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Miles Franklin Literary Award2010Wonfor Breath
  • Christina Stead Prize for Fiction2005Won
  • Miles Franklin Literary Award2002Wonfor Dirt Music
  • Christina Stead Prize for Fiction2002Won
  • Miles Franklin Literary Award1992Wonfor Cloudstreet
  • Banjo Award for Fiction1991Wonfor Cloudstreet
  • Miles Franklin Literary Award1984Wonfor Shallows
  • Booker Prize2002Shortlistedfor Dirt Music
  • Booker Prize1995Shortlistedfor The Riders

Tim Winton at a glance

Still publishing
Tim Winton published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Tim Winton books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,885 pages across the 25 of 33 books with a recorded length, a median of 165 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Tim Winton books, 12 of 33, were published in the 1990s.

What the Tim Winton books are about

26 of the 33 Tim Winton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 4 of 26. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.