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Andrew McMillen
EducationUniversity of Queensland
Occupations
  • Music journalist
  • journalist
  • writer
  • author
Years active2006–present
EmployerNews Corp Australia
Known forMusic journalism
Notable workTalking Smack
AwardsFull list
Websitewww.andrewmcmillen.com Edit this at Wikidata

Andrew McMillen is an Australian music journalist and national music writer from Brisbane, Queensland who writes for News Corp Australia publication the Australian.[1]

He released his debut book, Talking Smack, in 2014, which documents the prevalence of illicit drug use in Australia and the Australian music industry. McMillen received the Freelance Journalism Award at the Queensland Media Awards for three consecutive years from 2015 and was the recipient of the Queensland Clarion Award at the 2017 Queensland Media Awards for his work in the Weekend Australian.

Early life and education

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Andrew McMillen grew up in the Queensland city of Bundaberg, the son of two teachers.[2] In 2006, he relocated to Brisbane to study a communication studies degree at the University of Queensland.[3]

Career

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McMillen contributed the chapter "The bone collector" to the Best Australian Science Writing 2016.[4] McMillen won the 2017 Queensland Clarion Award for his body of work in the Weekend Australian.[5]

McMillen's book Talking Smack: Honest Conversations About Drugs was published in 2014 by University of Queensland Press.[6][7] David Messer of the Sydney Morning Herald called the work "a brave and important book" and noted that McMillen was "careful to provide a balance of experiences, including [those of] non-drug takers".[8] Toby Creswell of The Newton Review of Books wrote that the "real interest" in the book "is not so much the drug tales which...are fairly repetitive" but "the insights that McMillen gives into the creative processes of [the interviewed] artists".[9]

Published works

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  • McMillen, Andrew (2014). Talking Smack: Honest Conversations About Drugs. University of Queensland Press. ISBN 978-0-7022-5323-2.[6]

Awards and nominations

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List of Queensland Media Awards and nominations received by Andrew McMillen
Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2015 Freelance Journalism Award Published work Won [1]
2016
2017 [1]
Clarion Award Work in the Weekend Australian Won [5]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Andrew McMillen". The Australian. 2026. Archived from the original on 15 July 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  2. ↑ McMillen, Andrew (2014). "Talking Smack". Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Holder, Rodney (27 May 2014). "Andrew McMillen – music journalist" (interview, audio not archived). Music Business Facts. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Chandler, Jo, ed. (2017). The Best Australian Science Writing 2016. NewSouth. ISBN 978-1742235035.
  5. 1 2 "2017 Winners & Finalists; Judges' Comments" (PDF). Queensland Clarion Awards. 27 August 2017. p. 7. Archived from the original on 5 January 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  6. 1 2 Free, David (13 September 2014). "Andrew McMillen's Talking Smack gets lowdown from users and abusers". The Australian. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  7. ↑ Bochenski, Natalie (1 August 2014). "Smack talk: Brisbane writer's quest to reframe the drugs discussion". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 15 July 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  8. ↑ Messer, David (11 August 2014). "How drugs help some musicians to make music". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 15 July 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  9. ↑ Creswell, Toby (28 October 2014). "Andrew McMillen: Talking Smack: Honest conversations about drugs. Reviewed by Toby Creswell". The Newtown Review of Books. Archived from the original on 4 March 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
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