About

I’m available for writing assignments and sub-editing work.

Was a sub-editor on the newsdesk at The Sydney Morning Herald until the latest round of redundancies in June 2011 when sub-editing was outsourced.

I was features editor/writer in Bath, United Kingdom, at .net magazine, Future Publishing, which was sold overseas and translated into several languages.

Otherwise, held various full-time reporter positions at:

Cumberland community newspapers.
Daily newspaper reporter at Queensland’s regional daily, The Maryborough Chronicle.
Reporter for weekly Perth newspaper, Times of the West, a WA metropolitan free newspaper. Had some freelance work published in The Daily News.

Various subediting positions (permanent and casual):
Freelance subediting: stints at national magazines including Woman’s Realm, Woman’s Own, Best, Take A Break, TV Quick, Just 17, Esquire, Harpers & Queen, The Sun and Tatler. Included subbing an advice column written by a psychic dog.

Chief subeditor jobs, Sydney
National consumer magazine at APC – up to 300 pages a month.
Eastern Express: weekly newspaper – glossy/colour. Laid it out and subbed.

Curtin University:  Bachelor of Arts

AWARDS

Best Feature 1998 – Future Magazine Awards, UK.

Best Short Story 2001 -  Sydney Community College.

Bob Buckley Award 2004 – annual S&M writing award, Sydney.