Anthony Macris is Associate Professor of Creative Writing at UTS. For over twenty years he has taught creative writing and literary theory at a range of institutions, including Johns Hopkins University. 

His first novel, Capital, Volume one (A&U 1997, 2nd ed. UWAP 2013) won him a listing as a Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelist 1998, and was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, Southeast Asian section: Best First Book 1998. His autism memoir, When Horse Became Saw (Penguin 2011), was shortlisted for The Prime Minister’s Literary Awards and The Age Book of the Year, both in 2012.

The second novel in his Capital series, Great Western Highway (UWAP 2012), was highly commended for the New South Wales Writers’ Fellowship 2000. His most recent book is Inexperience and Other Stories (UWAP 2016). He is the recipient of numerous Australia Council grants. 

His academic research covers literary theory, poststructuralism, narrative theory, and film studies. His refereed articles have appeared in journals such as Cultural Studies Review, Samuel Becket Today/Aujourd’hui, Screening the Past, Axon, and Sydney Review of Books. He is winner of the inaugural Sussex Samuel Prize (AULLA 2003) for his work on Claude Simon and the mise en abyme.

He has also contributed book reviews, review essays, feature articles and op-ed pieces to The Australian, Sydney Morning Herald, The Bulletin, and The Conversation. His creative and scholarly work has been translated into French, Mandarin and Serbian.