A Bit About Me
I was nine years old when I decided that I wanted to be a writer and, thirty years later, I’m happy to say that I am still loving the craft. (Cheesy but true!) Working as a freelance copywriter, journalist and editor have afforded me the opportunity to work with some of Australia’s leading publishers, advertising agencies and digital designers. It has also allowed me to live the life of a gypsy and work from wherever I choose to call home. (Melbourne, Perth, Hobart, Sydney, Byron Bay…)
Soon after studying Media & PR at Edith Cowan University in the early 90s, a friend and I went travelling around Australia in the obligatory Kombi for a couple of years. We’d hand process rolls of black & white film on the road and then send them home as personalised postcards to family and friends.
After landing in Sydney when I was 21, I experimented with all kinds of media from radio announcing with community station 2SER to working as a film projectionist at Govinda’s. However, it was my love for writing that eventually lured me to the publishing industry.
Having cut my journalist teeth freelancing for a variety of street press in Perth and Sydney, I soon found myself working with bigwigs like International Masters Publishers, the Federal Publishing Company, and Periplus Editions. While I continue to work with publishing companies like News Magazines, digital media has opened up a whole new avenue for my writing.
Today you’ll find me in the stunning Northern Rivers region of NSW, just north of Byron Bay. I keep myself busy by writing for the Herald & Weekly Times and Byron Shire News, working as a freelance copywriter for numerous advertising and marketing agencies (www.vividgroup.com.au / www.demonzmedia.com /www.nextwavemedia.com.au / www.llewcom.com.au) and editing the Sustainable Tourism Online portal (www.sustainabletourismonline.com)
Favourite article I’ve written so far: A piece on indigenous tourism called ‘Through Different Eyes’ for Travelling in Australia Magazine
Project with the biggest fan base: Surfing Australia Travel Guidebook I co-edited back in 1997. (Shame I wasn’t in a position to negotiate royalties!)
Community project that’s brought me the most joy: Editing the two issues of Snapshot: the disposable art project for Brandon Saul’s noise and LOUD youth festivals
Most public pat on the back: Being anonymously nominated for and then included in the inaugural edition of Who’s Who in New South Wales (2008), as well as Who’s Who of Australian Women – Hope and Courage (2010) and Who’s Who of Australian Women Reflections on Happiness (2011).
