Curriculum Vitae

 Education
Bachelor of Arts (English major) Auckland University
Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing, RMIT, Melbourne
Diploma of Illustration, NMIT, Melbourne
Certificate IV TEFLA (Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Adults), Cambridge Royal Society of Arts.
Diploma Romance Writing, Australian College of Journalism
Diploma of Comic Art and Illustration, Cengage Education

Skills
Copywriting, content writing and scriptwriting, including web copy,  promotional briefs, captions and advertising material,  brochures and promotional material, non-fiction articles, opinion pieces, blog posts, reviews, editorials, interviews and information pieces. Copyediting and proofing of above.

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Adobe Photoshop, Power Point and Excel.

Awards and Prizes

Winner Audience Choice award for play Lesbians of Northcote Walking Tour, Midsumma Festival, 2009

Highly commended Daffodil Day Arts Award, 3rd place getter Daffodil Day Arts Award for short stories Boadicea and Underwire

Awarded professional development, Playwriting Australia, 2005 for play Fat Chick

Winner Australian Federation of Writers Short Fiction Award for short story Scarface O'Malley

Wildfire Magazine 3rd placegetter Erotic Fiction Award for short story The Interview

Awarded Outside Eye dramaturgy Melbourne Fringe for Marj's Torchbearers

Employment

2013 – 2017  - Beat Magazine -
arts journalist, reviewer

2010 ongoing - Australian Stage Online –
arts journalist, reviewer

2010  - Inscribe magazine -
art director and writer  (voluntary position)

1990 – 2005 -  North Carlton Railway Station Neighbourhood House – Creative Writing Tutor

1991 - Prahran City Mission –
Numeracy and Literacy Tutor

2008 – 2013 -  Inpress magazine –
arts journalist, reviewer 

2010 - ongoing  - Arts Hub –
arts journalist, reviewer

2009 - Niche Media –
sub editor (casual)

1999 - Parkville Youth Residential Centre –
Creative Writing Tutor


1988 – 1996 - Numerous companies, Melbourne and UK –
Market Research Interviewer

2011 - ongoing  - Trouble Magazine –
arts journalist

2010 -  Rivers Company –
proofreader/copywriter (casual)

2008 - Melb University Human Resources
office administration (temp)

1991– 2008 - Skillshare Centres, various Neighbourhood Houses in Melbourne inner north, also Carlton Language Centre –
ESL Teacher (seasional)