Diana Simmonds (born 1953) is an Australian
journalist
A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalis ...
and arts critic, currently the editor and proprietor of Stagenoise.com.
Simmonds was born in London, England in 1953 and moved with her family to
Kenya
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. She returned to London in 1977 and wrote for various magazines including
Time Out and was a founder member of the cooperative
City Limits. In 1985 she moved to
Sydney, Australia and wrote for the
Sydney Morning Herald,
The Bulletin,
The Australian
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and the
Sunday Telegraph, where she was the arts editor. In 2008 she was appointed editor of Sydney Alumni Magazine, for the
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one of the country's ...
. She has also written several novels and non-fiction books, including one on
Princess Diana
Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997) was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and mother of Princes William and Harry. Her ac ...
and one on
Doris Day, and continues to write as a
freelance journalist from time to time.
In 2006 she co-founded the Sydney Theatre Reviewers and began working with brothers Damian and Tim Madden to create Stagenoise,
Stagenoise, accessed 1 Nov 2011 an Australian theatre review site.
Bibliography
Books
* ''Silver Lining'' (romance novel): Bella Books, 2013.
* ''To Hell in a Handcart: A Rollercoaster Ride Through the Psyche of Modern Australia '': Hachette Livre, 2005.
* ''Diana the Hunted: A Modern Media Tragedy '': Pluto Press, 2004.
* ''Squidgie Dearest: The Making of a Media Goddess Australia's Love Affair with Princess Diana '': Pluto Press, 2002.
* ''Forty Love'' (romance novel): Naiad Press, 1997.
* ''Heart on Fire'' (romance novel): Naiad Press, 1996.
* ''Being Whitefella, ed. Duncan Graham (Fremantle 1994, ) "Sixteen 'whitefellas' explore their relationship with Aboriginal Australia" – including Bruce Petty, Fred Chaney, Ted Egan, Kim Beazley, Veronica Brady, Robert Juniper and Judith Wright.
* ''A Star is Torn'' (about musical theatre production of the same name) (with Robyn Archer
Robyn Archer, AO, CdOAL (born 1948) is an Australian singer, writer, stage director, artistic director, and public advocate of the arts, in Australia and internationally.
Life
Archer was born Robyn Smith in Prospect, South Australia. She b ...
): Virago, 1986.
* "Princess Di the National Dish - the making of a Media Superstar": Pluto Press, 1984.
Other Works
* "https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/1492165/ALUM3340_GradLife_Summer_v08_web2.pdf" page 26
References
1953 births
Living people
Australian freelance journalists
Australian theatre critics
Australian women journalists
Australian women theatre critics
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