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Dr Liz Byrski
Doctor of Philosophy, Curtin University.
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- Role:
- Lecturer
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- Department:
- Dept of Communication & Cultural Studies
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- Location:
- Humanities 341
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- Telephone:
- +61 8 9266 7072
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- Email:
- l.byrski@curtin.edu.au
Dr Liz Byrski is a writer and broadcaster with more than 40 years' experience in the British and Australian media. She is the author of eleven non-fiction books and six best-selling novels and her articles and essays have been published in national and international newspapers and magazines. Her PhD focuses on the representation of older woman and feminist ideas and values in Australian popular fiction.
Liz has received a number of awards for her work including the CSIRO Award for Science Journalism (1996), The Australian Journalists Association Radio Award (1996) and Equal Opportunity Media Awards in 1994, 95 and 96. She has also worked as an advisor to a minister in the W.A. Government and as executive producer and broadcaster with ABC Radio in Perth.
Liz’s non-fiction books have been published in Australia and overseas. Her novels Gang of Four (2004) and Food, Sex and Money (2005) Belly Dancing for Beginners (2006) and Trip of a Lifetime (2008) Bad Behaviour (2009) and Last Chance Cafe (2011) are all best-sellers. They are available as audio books and eBooks in Australia and are published in France and Germany.
Liz has taught a range of courses in writing and broadcasting and has developed and delivered media training courses for government, business and community groups. She now lectures in Professional Writing in the School of Media,Culture and Creative Arts.
Research Interests
- Women's writing - middlebrow fiction 1930 - 1960. Feminist fiction since the late 1960s. Memoir and biography.
- The representation of older women in popular fiction.
- Ethical issues inherent in the practice of literary journalism, creative non-fiction memoir and historical fiction and the associated hybrid genres.
- Emotional labour and women's war work.
Research Projects
Teaching - Undergraduate
Writing the Past - Creative Non-fiction - Writing for Professional Contexts - Writing, Deception and Authenticity - Writing the Zeitgeist - Feature Writing - Writing the Past.
Teaching - Postgraduate
Teaching - Administration
Course Co-ordinator, Professional Writing and Publishing
Memberships
Australian Journalists Association
Australian Society of Authors
Awards
CSIRO Award for Science Journalism 1996
Australian Journalists Association Radio Award 1996
Equal Opportunity Commission Journalism Awards 1994, 1995, 1996
Publications
Book Chapters (Authored, Research Quality)
- Byrski, E. 2008. The Man Who Wasn't There. In Lines in the Sand: New Writing from Western Australia, eds Glen Phillips and Julienne van Loon, 1-8. Swanbourne, Western Australia: Fellowship of Australian Writers.
- Byrski, E. 2005. Remember Me. In Single Woman of a Certain Age, eds Jane Ganahl, 59-69. Maui, Hawaii & San Francisco, California: Inner Ocean Publishing.
Refereed Articles (Scholarly Journals)
- Byrski, E. 2010. Getting Noticed: Images of Older Women in Australian Popular Culture. Australian Studies 2: 1-15.
Major Creative Works
- Byrski, E. 2011. Last Change Cafe. Sydney NSW: Pan Macmillan Australia.
- Byrski, E. 2009. Bad Behaviour. Sydney, Australia: Pan Macmillan Austarlia Pty Limited.
- Byrski, E. 2008. Trip of a Lifetime. Sydney, NSW: Pan Macmillan Australia.
- Byrski, E. 2006. Belly Dancing For Beginners. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Macmillan Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Limited.
- Byrski, E. 2005. Food, Sex & Money. Sydney, Australia: Pan Macmillan Australia.
- Byrski, E. 2004. Gang of Four. Sydney, New South Wales: Pan Macmillan Australia.
