Helen Trinca

Helen Trinca is an Australian journalist and author. She is currently the managing editor of 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, (Double Day/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]
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References
  1. "Helen Trinca, Managing Editor, Sydney". The Australian. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  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. 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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