America Out of the Boy (published by Hodder Spectrum in 1993). Screenplays In 1982 Stoneking entered the full-time screenwriting program of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School. Stoneking's first films were made in the mid-1980s, including a chronicle of his work at Papunya Aboriginal Settlement, Desert Stories. He also edited many television scripts, and was the co-creator/writer of Stringer, the AFI award-winning drama series. He also wrote a script for one of the episodes of Mission: Impossible (1988 TV series), which was broadcast during that show's two year revival (1988–1990). He also penned the full-length stage play Sixteen Words for Water. Script editor, producer and story consultant Stoneking was a teacher of dramatic writing. His "Drama of Screenwriting" workshop has been held in every capital city in Australia and New Zealand. He was one of the script editors on the AFI-nominated Australian feature Chopper (2000). Stoneking produced a number of small films, including Nosepeg's Movie and Jelly's Placenta. He was the executive producer of the documentary Gayby Baby. Stoneking died in 2016 at the age of 68. Selected bibliography Poetry collections Ear Ink: Poems (Papunya, NT: Dead Center Vanity Press, 1979). Singing the Snake: Poems from the Western Desert 1979–1988 (Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1990). Novels Stringer (1988) The Speed of Darkness (1989) Other Sixteen Words for Water (Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1991) – drama Taking America Out of the Boy (1993) – autobiography Notes External links Billy Marshall Stoneking's authorised blog Where's The Drama? - The Ultimate Screen Drama website Stoneking's Published and Produced Work - excerpts and links to poetry, plays and films 1947 births 2016 deaths Australian dramatists and playwrights Australian Film Television and Radio School alumni