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'''Tim Baker''' is an Australian [[journalist]] specialising in [[surf culture]]. He has twice received the [[Australian Surfing Hall of Fame]]Culture Award, and is a former editor of [[Tracks (magazine)|Tracks]] and [[Australia's Surfing Life]] magazines. His work has appeared in a range of publications, including [[Rolling Stone Australia|Rolling Stone]], [[GQ (magazine)|GQ]], [[Inside Sport]], the [[Sydney Morning Herald]], [[Qantas|The Australian Way]], [[Playboy]], the Australian FInancial Review, the Bulletin, as well as numerous [[surfing]] magazines. He is the best-selling author of four books on surfing, including "Bustin’ Down The Door," (Harper Collins, 1996, now in its eighth print run), "High Surf" (Harper Collins, 2007), "Occy" (Random House, 2008) and "Surf For Your Life" with Mick Fanning (Random House, 2009). He is currently a senior contributor to Surfing World, Surfing Life, Surfer’s Path (UK), and the Surfers Journal. He has appeared at the Sydney and Byron Bay Writers Festivals and the Sunshine Coast's Reality Bites Festival, and has conducted writing workshops at the Hunter, Sydney and Northern Rivers Writers Centres. He has worked in the media and surfing magazines for 25 years and has surfed and travelled throughout Australia, Indonesia, Hawaii, Central and South America, North America, Europe, Fiji, Tahiti, and Sri Lanka. He lives in Currumbin, Queensland, with his wife and two children, and is currently working on a surfing based novel. | '''Tim Baker''' is an Australian [[journalist]] specialising in [[surf culture]]. He has twice received the [[Australian Surfing Hall of Fame]]Culture Award, and is a former editor of [[Tracks (magazine)|Tracks]] and [[Australia's Surfing Life]] magazines. His work has appeared in a range of publications, including [[Rolling Stone Australia|Rolling Stone]], [[GQ (magazine)|GQ]], [[Inside Sport]], the [[Sydney Morning Herald]], [[Qantas|The Australian Way]], [[Playboy]], the Australian FInancial Review, the Bulletin, as well as numerous [[surfing]] magazines. He is the best-selling author of four books on surfing, including "Bustin’ Down The Door," (Harper Collins, 1996, now in its eighth print run), "High Surf" (Harper Collins, 2007), "Occy" (Random House, 2008) and "Surf For Your Life" with Mick Fanning (Random House, 2009). He is currently a senior contributor to Surfing World, Surfing Life, Surfer’s Path (UK), and the Surfers Journal. He has appeared at the Sydney and Byron Bay Writers Festivals and the Sunshine Coast's Reality Bites Festival, and has conducted writing workshops at the Hunter, Sydney and Northern Rivers Writers Centres. He has worked in the media and surfing magazines for 25 years and has surfed and travelled throughout Australia, Indonesia, Hawaii, Central and South America, North America, Europe, Fiji, Tahiti, and Sri Lanka. He lives in Currumbin, Queensland, with his wife and two children, and is currently working on a surfing based novel. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:45, 5 February 2015
Tim Baker is an Australian journalist specialising in surf culture. He has twice received the Australian Surfing Hall of FameCulture Award, and is a former editor of Tracks and Australia's Surfing Life magazines. His work has appeared in a range of publications, including Rolling Stone, GQ, Inside Sport, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian Way, Playboy, the Australian FInancial Review, the Bulletin, as well as numerous surfing magazines. He is the best-selling author of four books on surfing, including "Bustin’ Down The Door," (Harper Collins, 1996, now in its eighth print run), "High Surf" (Harper Collins, 2007), "Occy" (Random House, 2008) and "Surf For Your Life" with Mick Fanning (Random House, 2009). He is currently a senior contributor to Surfing World, Surfing Life, Surfer’s Path (UK), and the Surfers Journal. He has appeared at the Sydney and Byron Bay Writers Festivals and the Sunshine Coast's Reality Bites Festival, and has conducted writing workshops at the Hunter, Sydney and Northern Rivers Writers Centres. He has worked in the media and surfing magazines for 25 years and has surfed and travelled throughout Australia, Indonesia, Hawaii, Central and South America, North America, Europe, Fiji, Tahiti, and Sri Lanka. He lives in Currumbin, Queensland, with his wife and two children, and is currently working on a surfing based novel.