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Archives: Story authors
Annabelle Tonkin
Annabelle has always had a fascination with the past. From trawling antique stores to museum collections, the stories of people and places found within objects have long been a source of interest and inspiration. With almost a decade of experience working in museums, galleries, and libraries, Annabelle blends her passion for history with a knack […]
Debbie Deston
From a young age Debbie remembers reading secretly under the covers by torchlight, way after lights out. To this day she will read a book every day or so. The written word has come easily to Debbie and she credits a wonderful grounding in language to her early schooldays, in an era when separate lessons […]
Maggie McElhill
Maggie is a volunteer with the National Trust of Australia (NSW). She joined the National Trust after a working life that included 30 years as a professional librarian. In retirement, Maggie has returned to the pleasure of library research and her long ago degree in history and librarianship, but this time with a difference. Now […]
Emily May
Emily May is an emerging museum professional with experience in research, writing, registration, and conservation. Her passion stems from a love of history, and a drive to prove to people that ‘history’ is not the boring high school subject memorising dates and statistics, but rather a realm of rich and exciting stories. She likes to […]
Jane Gardiner
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Madeline Shanahan
Madeline Shanahan is an historical archaeologist and historian with expertise in food, women’s and domestic history. She completed her PhD at University College Dublin where her research explored the development of recipe books in early modern Ireland. She has also published widely on the history of Christmas food and traditions. Today, she is a Director […]
Seren Griffiths
Seren is a writer and researcher with a passion for community history, sustainability, and storytelling. Drawing on her background in anthropology, her work highlights the relationships between people, place, and environment, weaving narratives that explore more-than-human connections and cultural heritage. When not writing, Seren is engaged in research that spans topics from environmental justice to […]
Bridget Scully
Bridget lives on Wawarawarry Country in Western Sydney and has interned with Museums and Galleries of NSW on Gadigal Country in Sydney where she has researched and written for Storyplace. Growing up, family holidays became synonymous with museum visits for Bridget, who loved following activity trails to discover objects. This experience grew into a fascination […]
Lou Goggin
Lou Goggin has always scribbled in notebooks and diaries, writing stories and poems, and recording special quotes, notes and secrets. Saltwater is in her blood and because she couldn’t grow gills, Lou became a marine biologist. As a scientist, she continued to write, publishing more than 30 scientific articles. When she found herself trying to […]