Bernie Dowling

Award-winner Bernie Dowling is an Australian writer in journalism, fiction, and non-fiction. H

His first novel Iraqi Icicle is in its third edition in hardback, paperback, and as an eBook.

Dowling's non-fiction Maaate! Bribe-Proofing The Public Purse Against Good Blokes is about corruption in local government.

Dowling published a four-volume series on film noir in the public domain. Noir Dirt Cheap was published in 2023. The second volume, Film Noir Fate Vs The Working Stiff, was published in September 2024. The award-winning Starry Starry Noir Rebels And Cenors was published on June 2, 2025. Three Faces Of Noir Curse Crime Cringe was released on October 27, 2025.

Also by Bernie Dowling in 2026: Man Of A Thousand Fails — A deep dive into actor Elisha Cook Jr's noir.