Conversations: Writing Careers
Seminar/Forum

Join the Faculty of Arts for an interactive Q&A with recent graduates!
At this event we’ll be asking your questions to Gabrielle Ryan (Master of Creative Writing, Editing, and Publishing) and Doug Hendrie (PhD, Creative Writing).
Gabrielle is a writer and the Wheeler Centre's Head of Operations. She has a PhD in creative writing, looking at the Gothic as a transgressive mode of representation in historical novels by Australian women, and is writing an historical novel of her own.
Doug is a nonfiction writer whose first book, AmalgaNations, came out in 2014. He has worked as a freelance journalist writing for national and international publications, and is currently the Associate Editor for the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners’ newsGP outlet.
Come along to find out more about how these two former students transitioned from study into fulfilling employment.
Presenters
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Dr Doug Hendrie, Nonfiction Author & Associate Editor, GP News Outlet
Dr Doug Hendrie
Nonfiction Author & Associate Editor, GP News Outlet
Royal Australian College of General PractitionersDoug Hendrie (PhD in Creative Writing, University of Melbourne) is a nonfiction writer and is also currently the Associate Editor for the RACGP's newsGP outlet. He has worked as a freelance journalist writing for national and international publications, dabbled in copywriting, PR, and taught media writing subjects at Melbourne University for eight years. His first book, AmalgaNations, came out in 2014.
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Dr Gabrielle Ryan, Head of Operations
Dr Gabrielle Ryan
Head of Operations
Wheeler CentreGab is a writer and the Wheeler Centre's Head of Operations. She has a PhD in creative writing, looking at the Gothic as a transgressive mode of representation in historical novels by Australian women, and is writing an historical novel of her own. She has a Master of Creative Writing, Publishing and Editing from the University of Melbourne as well as a number of English Literature qualifications. Her writing has appeared in academic journals Text and cinder (forthcoming) and in Archer magazine online. With that background, it is probably superfluous to say that she has always loved, and wanted to be involved in, books, writing and ideas. She is an avid reader, particularly of Australian fiction.