Michaela McGuire is an

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journalist, author, and literary host based in Sydney, Australia.

Early life and education

McGuire grew up in

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before moving to

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

in 2008. McGuire studied creative writing and journalism at the

Queensland University of Technology Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a public research university located in the urban coastal city of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. QUT is located on two campuses in the Brisbane area viz. Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove. The univ ...

Career

She is the author of the nonfiction books ''Apply Within: Stories of career sabotage'' and ''Last Bets: A true story of gambling, morality and the law.'' She has also worked as a journalist, including writing a column for The Monthly on current affairs, and features and book reviews for

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. Along with

Marieke Hardy Marieke Josephine Hardy (born 26 May 1976) is an Australian writer, radio and television presenter, television producer and screenwriter and former television actress. Early life and family Hardy is the granddaughter of Frank Hardy, author of ...

, she co-curated and hosted the popular international monthly literary event 'Women of Letters.'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. At the events, female writers and performers read letters they have written on set monthly themes. 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." Featured readers have included Martha Wainwright,

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and Moby. In December 2016, McGuire moved to Sydney to take up her appointment as Artistic Director of the Sydney Writers' Festival. In July 2020, the

Melbourne Writers Festival Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) is an annual literary festival held in the Australian city of Melbourne, a UNESCO City of Literature. The Festival runs during early September each year. Melbourne Writers Festival is part of the Word Alliance, ...

announced McGuire's appointment as their new Artistic Director, to begin after the completion of their digital program in August 2020.

References

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