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Michaela McGuire is an Australian journalist, author, and literary host based in Melbourne, Australia.
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]
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. [5]
In December 2016, McGuire moved to Sydney to take up her appointment as Artistic Director of the Sydney Writers' Festival. [8] [2] [9] 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. [10] [11]
![]() | The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's
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Michaela McGuire is an Australian journalist, author, and literary host based in Melbourne, Australia.
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]
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. [5]
In December 2016, McGuire moved to Sydney to take up her appointment as Artistic Director of the Sydney Writers' Festival. [8] [2] [9] 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. [10] [11]