Michaela McGuire

Michaela McGuire is an Australian journalist, author, and literary host based in Melbourne, Australia.

She is the author of the nonfiction books Apply Within: Stories of career sabotage[1] and Last Bets: A true story of gambling, morality and the law.[2]

Along with Marieke Hardy, she co-curates and hosts the popular international monthly literary event 'Women of Letters.'[3] At the events, female writers and performers read letters they have written on set monthly themes. [4] 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."[5] Featured readers have included Martha Wainwright, Edie Falco and Moby. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Tripp, Amber. "Michaela Mcguire, Jennifer Mills, Leslie Cannold and Catherine Deveny", ABC Melbourne, Melbourne, 23 February 2011. Retrieved on 18 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Fidler, Richard. "Michaela McGuire goes inside the gambling world", ABC Melbourne, Melbourne, 16 June 2014. Retrieved on 18 September 2015.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
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