Helen Trinca

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Helen Trinca is an Australian journalist and author. She has been managing editor and as February 2023 is associate editor at The Australian.[1]

Background

Trinca was born in Perth and graduated from the city's University of Western Australia with a BA in English and anthropology.[2] She began her career in journalism on The West Australian. She moved to Sydney in 1980.[3]

A former contributor to the Griffith Review[4] and Australasian Business Intelligence,[5] Trinca previously held senior positions at The Sydney Morning Herald.[6]

Writing

Her third book, Madeleine, is a biography of Madeleine St John,[7] who was the first Australian female writer to be shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 1997.[8] Trinca's book was a joint winner of the 2014 Prime Minister's Literary Awards.[9]

Bibliography

  • Waterfront: The Battle That Changed Australia, (Doubleday (publisher)/Transworld, 2000) co-authored with Anne Davies, ISBN 1864710233[10]
  • Better Than Sex: How A Whole Generation Got Hooked On Work, (Random House Australia, 2004) co-authored with Catherine Fox, ISBN 1740511964[11]
  • Madeleine : a life of Madeleine St John, (Text Publishing Co., 2013) ISBN 9781921922848[12]

References

  1. ^ "Helen Trinca, The Deal Editor and Associate Editor, Sydney". The Australian. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Helen Trinca, Schools of Humanities, Social Sciences and Music". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Helen Trinca, Contributor". Griffith Review. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Like a Tourist with Benefits". Trove Journals & Articles / National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Stephen Covey". Trove Journals & Articles / National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Helen Trinca (interviewed by Margaret Throsby)". ABC Radio National. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  7. ^ Kretser, Michelle De (20 April 2013). "Portrait of a troubled lady". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  8. ^ Halion, Kevin. "Man Booker Prize: Shortlists & Winners". www.e-anglais.com. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
    - "Stella Prize longlist announced". The New Daily. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  9. ^ Shaw, Martin (9 December 2014). "The Prime Minister's Literary awards: the ties that bind". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Waterfront". Trove Books / National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Better Than Sex". Trove Books / National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Madeleine". Trove Books / National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

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