Clare Murphy has over twenty years experience as an editor, much of that working as an in-house senior editor in education, and as a freelance editor spanning the arts, education and environmental sectors. She divides her time between this work, creative projects, writing and research.
In her writing and research, Clare is particularly interested in the creative expression and transformation of ecocultural identities. Her creative nonfiction essays, critical works and feature writing have been published in HEAT, Westerly Magazine, Island Magazine Online, Unlikely Journal, Peppermint Magazine, Voiceworks, RealTime, and a number of forgotten sub-and-counter-cultural relics.
Qualifications
- Master of Philosophy (Creative Practice) in Creative Writing (Queensland University of Technology)
- Graduate Certificate in Writing, Editing and Publishing (University of Queensland)
- Mentorship in Editing (Institute of Professional Editors, Qld; prev. Society of Editors, Qld)
- Bachelor of Arts in Literature (University of Queensland).
Experience
Clare has worked as a writer, editor, project manager and researcher since 1998 on projects for the Brisbane Writers Festival, Museum of Brisbane, Straight Out of Brisbane Festival, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Digitarts, Youth Arts Queensland, Queensland Community Arts Network, Backbone Youth Arts, Youth Arts Queensland, Ecotone, Queensland University of Technology and the Australian Acoustic Observatory, and a range of arts collectives and individual practitioners.
Photographer: Véve Moody
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