Tess Brady
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Tess Brady (born 1948) is a writer and interviewer/presenter. She was the inaugural artistic director for Clunes Booktown Festival.
Brady was born in Adelaide, South Australia.[1] She studied at the University of Adelaide, Flinders University, Exeter University, and Deakin University. She has an honours degree in Philosophy, a Masters in Educational Linguistics and a Doctorate in Writing.[1] She has taught Writing at the University of South Australia, Griffith University and Deakin University. With Associate Professor Nigel Krauth she was founding editor of TEXT which she co-edited for 9 years.[1]
Brady has been published in a number of genres including Children's Picture Books, Adult Radio Drama, Self Help Books and Crime Fiction. She is the presenter and interviewer for the What I Wrote series of DVDs on Australian playwrights.[2]
Brady has one daughter, the documentary filmmaker Catherine Gough-Brady. Brady lives in Clunes, rural Victoria.
Published works
- Tess Brady The Noise of Empty Buildings Attitude Publishing, Clunes, 2021
- Nigel Krauth & Tess Brady, eds Creative Writing: Theory beyond practice. Post Pressed, Brisbane, 2006
- Tess Brady & Donna Lee Brien. The Girl's Guide to Real Estate: How to enjoy investing in property, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2002
- Donna Lee Brien & Tess Brady The Girls Guide to Work and Life: How to create the life you want, Allen and Unwin, Sydney, 2004
- Tess Brady Paint Me A Murder, Hudson Hawthorn, Melbourne, 1989
- Tess Brady & Rob Hylton The Flying Machine, Nelson, Melbourne, 1981
- Tess Brady & Kay Stewart Nobody's Granny, Ashton Scholastic, Sydney, 1989
- Tess Brady & Rachel Tonkin Trouble With Rainbows, Lothian, Melbourne, 1990
- Tess Brady & Jenny Boult (eds)After the Rage: South Australian Women's Art and Writing, Tutu Press, Adelaide, 1983
Television
Brady is the presenter of the What I Wrote series. In this series Tess Brady provides a critical commentary on plays by Australian playwrights, as well as interviewing them about their work. The first series broadcast on ABC TV 1 in February 2010. There have been two further series.
Brady is the script editor of A Journey Through Asian Art. Legal Briefs and Ethics Matters
