Film
Current adaptations of his novels include The Resurrectionists to be directed by John Madden.
Lost Souls is currently being adapted by A Film Monkey Production.
A screenplay Collins adapted for director, Erick Zonka, titled, Julia is in post-production and stars Tilda Swinton.
In recognition of the help he received during his early years, Collins sponsors numourous writing prizes. This year he sponsored The Dowagiac Writing Prize, awarding high-schoolers in three categories, fiction, poetry and photography. He also sponsored The Brisbane Writers' High-School Prize, again awarding prizes for fiction, poetry and photography. The emphasis, or theme for these prizes focuses on "home" or "place".
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