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Work Background
August
2007 to date
Freelance editor of CHERRIE,
a monthly magazine for young lesbian/queer women, which launched with
an October 2007 issue, and is the only full-colour gloss free-to-street
magazine featuring fashion, entertainment, pop culture, technology, entertainment,
political & social issues. It is aimed at the 18-39-year-old funky,
hip, thinking, not-so-straight girl about town. Published by Evolution
Publishing - see below.
July 2008: I am the co-editor of a new anthology called Trans People in Love, a collection of real-life stories by sex and gender diverse people and their experiences of being in love. Published in the US by Routledge, a division of Taylor & Francis in July, rest of world shortly after.
Feb
2006 to date
Freelance news/features writer for Evolution
Publishing - the largest publisher of gay and lesbian titles across
Australia, and official media partner of the Sydney Gay & Lesbian
Mardi Gras Festival. I write news, features and a column, Keeping Abreast,
each week for Evolution's SX
News, Sydney's leading arts, entertainment and culture magazines
for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community as well as its
sister publications MCV
in Melbourne and Queensland
Pride.
Feb 2001 to date
Freelance
news/feature writer based in Sydney. My work has appeared in YEN,
a popular women's fashion magazine, Natural Health & Vegetarian
Life (formerly New Vegetarian & Natural Health), and Australian
lesbian magazines Slit,
LOTL and Curve
in the US.
I also co-edited an anthology of real-life stories of people who are sex
and gender diverse - Finding the Real Me: True Tales of Sex & Gender
Diversity - published internationally in June 2003 by Jossey Bass,
a division of John Wiley & Co in the USA.
I also carried out interviews for the University of Sydney's Understanding
Pornography research project.
August
2004 to January 2006
Freelance sub-editor at B&T Weekly, the weekly magazine for
the marketing, advertising and media industries.
Feb
2001 to June 2007
Freelance news/feature writer for Building Products News, a
bi-monthly national magazine for architects in Australia; Environ,
a magazine covering environmental issues in the building industry.
Oct
1999-Feb 2001 (London, UK)
Senior reporter and features writer on Inside
Housing, the leading weekly magazine for social housing professionals
in London, England. Issues covered include homelessness, poverty, social
exclusion, asylum seekers, and neighbourhood renewal.
From April to July 2000 I also edited Self-Hypnosis for Life: Mind,
Body & Spiritual Excellence, a non-fiction book on how to use
self-hypnosis for well being. Published 1 September 2000.
Sept-Oct
1999
Freelance news/feature writer and sub-editor in London, England. Publications
included Personnel
Today, Contract
Journal - both Reed Business Information publications, Local
Transport Today, Diva
(national UK lesbian magazine), Outrage (magazine of Animal
Aid) , The Vegan, Nexus.
March-Sept
1999
Co-editor of Reach
for the Sky, a website providing careers information and inspiration
to teenagers. The site was part of Sky TV's national programme for the
millennium. My job included researching and writing profiles of people
in various careers. As well as coming up with new ideas, I was responsible
for overseeing the site for content and clarity.
Jan-March
1999
Edited Sex, Gender and Sexuality: 21st Century Transformations,
a non-fiction book looking at people with varying sexualities and genders,
as well as transgenderism and intersex conditions. Published 1 September
1999.
Feb
1998-Feb 1999
Reporter/sub-editor on Personnel
Today, a fortnightly news-led magazine circulated to human resources
directors and personnel departments of large companies across the UK.
Topics covered include employment law, employee relations, training, recruitment,
and equal opportunities. Duties included news and feature writing, sub-editing
text and basic page layout using QuarkXPress. I also worked on the magazine's
sister publications Employers'
Law, Training
and Occupational
Health.
July 1997-Feb 1998
Freelance writer and editor in London, England. Writing credits include
Time Out
(London's main listings guide), London Cyclist, Diva
and The Stage
(weekly newspaper for the entertainment industry). During this time I
also edited Investigating Stage Hypnosis, a non-fiction book. Published
10 March 1998.
Feb to Nov 1996
Co-authored Trans-X-U-All: The Naked Difference, a non-fiction
book on transsexualism. Published 4 March 1997.
Skills
News
and feature writing
Sub-editing copy
Interviewing a wide variety of people, including experts, ministers, celebrities
and people living outside the mainstream.
Proficient in Microsoft Word for PC and Apple Macintosh and QuarkXPress.
Training
May-Aug
1997
NVQ Level 4 Foundation Skills Certificate in Journalism. Skills developed
include interviewing, media law, Teeline shorthand, feature and news writing,
sub-editing, and QuarkXPress
Feb
1997
Editorial 1 Copy Editing and Proofreading course (NUJ approved) at the
London School of Publishing (Grade = Distinction).
Jan
1997
At Book House Training Centre: Proofreading for Editors, Indexing for
Editors, Grappling with Grammar, Book Production for Editors, Rewriting,
On-Screen Editing for Microsoft Word 6.0 on PC and Apple Macintosh.
Other Work Experience
October
2001 to June 2004
Co-founder and director of the Natural Hair & Beauty Shop,
a cruelty-free (vegan) and environmentally conscious hair and beauty salon
in Edgecliff, Sydney, Australia.
July
1990 to June 1997
Acting & performance work.
Education
1987-1990
Middlesex University, Trent Park, Cockfosters Lane, Barnet, Hertfordshire,
EN4 2AB, UK. Qualification gained: BA Honours Degree in Performance Art.
1977-1984
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls, Parsons Lane, Wilmington, Kent, DA1
5JP,
UK. Seven O-Levels, three A-Levels: Grade B - English, French, German.
Interests
Social and environmental issues, women's issues, animal rights, veganism, gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender/intersex/queer issues, self-development, yoga, science-fiction, eastern philosophy, performance art, alternative lifestyle & art. Please also click HERE or on the Interests button for more information.