Helen Trinca

Helen Trinca

Helen Trinca is managing editor of the Australian. Her book Madeleine: A Life of Madeleine St John (2013) was joint winner of the 2014 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Non-fiction.

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Review: Helen Trincaon A Companion to the Australian Media
  • A Companion to the Australian Media by Bridget Griffen-Foley (Editor)
  • A Companion to the Australian Media by Bridget Griffen-Foley (Editor) Australian Scholarly Publishing
    543pp
    $88.00 AU
    Published November, 2014
    ISBN 9781925003055

H is for Hinch: A Companion to the Australian Media

If the Companion does not aspire to be an integrated history of the media, what is its raison d’être? In some ways, it is easier to note what the book is not. It is not a contemporary guide to media practitioners or media outlets. It is not a list of contacts or available products. Nor is it an analysis of media product or producers. It does not set out to critique the media. But it does set out to be comprehensive.
Feb. 2015 • •

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Review: Lucy Sussexon Helen Trinca
  • Madeleine: A Life of Madeleine St John by Helen Trinca
  • Madeleine: A Life of Madeleine St John by Helen Trinca Helen Trinca

Keeping the darkness at bay: A Life of Madeleine St John

In 1997, the Booker Prize shortlist included a work by an Australian woman for the first time. Literary Australia was chuffed, but also surprised. Who was this Madeleine St John, published by Fourth Estate?

Apr. 2013 • • •