Michaela McGuire
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Michaela McGuire is an Australian journalist, author, and literary host based in Sydney, Australia.
Early life and education
McGuire grew up in Brisbane before moving to Melbourne in 2008. [1]
McGuire studied creative writing and journalism at the Queensland University of Technology. [2]
Career
She is the author of the nonfiction books Apply Within: Stories of career sabotage[3] and Last Bets: A true story of gambling, morality and the law.[4]
She has also worked as a journalist, including writing a column for The Monthly on current affairs, and features and book reviews for Fairfax Media. [1]
Along with Marieke Hardy, she co-curated and hosted the popular international monthly literary event 'Women of Letters.'[5] At the events, female writers and performers read letters they have written on set monthly themes.[6] Started in Melbourne in 2010, the event now includes "shows across the United States and Britain, along with new Men of Letters shows and People of Letters shows – plus shows in Sydney, Tasmania and Perth."[7] Featured readers have included Martha Wainwright, Edie Falco and Moby.[8]
In December 2016, McGuire moved to Sydney to take up her appointment as Artistic Director of the Sydney Writers' Festival.[9][2][10] In July 2020, the Melbourne Writers Festival announced McGuire's appointment as their new Artistic Director, to begin after the completion of their digital program in August 2020.[11][12]
References
- ^ a b https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/a-cheeky-young-curator-from-melbourne-takes-over-sydney-writers-festival-20161109-gsls8z.html
- ^ a b https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/michaela-mcguire-puts-her-stamp-on-sydney-writers-festival-20170314-guxhhq.html
- ^ Tripp, Amber. "Michaela Mcguire, Jennifer Mills, Leslie Cannold and Catherine Deveny", ABC Melbourne, Melbourne, 23 February 2011. Retrieved on 18 September 2015.
- ^ Fidler, Richard. "Michaela McGuire goes inside the gambling world", ABC Melbourne, Melbourne, 16 June 2014. Retrieved on 18 September 2015.
- ^ Puvanenthiran, Bhakthi. "Michaela McGuire, Marieke Hardy take Women of Letters to the world", Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, 26 April 2014. Retrieved on 18 September 2015.
- ^ Smith, Lindsay. "Women of Letters Brings a Lost Art to Joe’s Pub", New York Magazine's Bedford and Bowery, New York, 11 May 2015. Retrieved on 18 September 2015.
- ^ Marshall, Konrad. "Women of Letters founders Marieke Hardy and Michaela McGuire had no idea how big their project would become", Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, 5 September 2015. Retrieved on 18 September 2015.
- ^ Puvanenthiran, Bhakthi. "Michaela McGuire, Marieke Hardy take Women of Letters to the world", Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, 26 April 2014. Retrieved on 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Staff". Sydney Writers Festival. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ https://www.timeout.com/sydney/news/this-years-sydney-writers-festival-is-all-about-the-lies-we-tell-031519
- ^ "Melbourne Writers Festival announces new artistic director for 2021". Melbourne Writers Festival. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/michaela-mcguire-swaps-sydney-writers-festival-for-melbourne-20200717-p55d1p.html