Gabriella Kelly-Davies
An award-winning biographer, Dr Gabriella Kelly-Davies has studied biography and history at the Australian National University (ANU) and was a visiting doctoral student at Oxford University’s Centre for Life Writing in 2023. Gabriella has studied narrative nonfiction at Sydney University and creative writing at the University of Technology (Sydney). Her biography, Breaking Through the Pain Barrier. The Extraordinary Life of Dr Michael J. Cousins formed the creative component of Gabriella’s doctorate. The theoretical component was a dissertation titled: ‘Choices, Choices, Choices: One Biographer’s Experience’. It explored many of Gabriella’s choices while crafting Breaking Through the Pain Barrier. One PhD examiner wrote: ‘Thank you for inviting me to examine this outstanding thesis. I found it an absolute page-turner.’ Another examiner remarked: ‘Gabriella ranks high on my list of biographers whose work I admire and enjoy. Her prose style is a joy to read. She writes with clarity and grace. As I read the thesis, there were many times when I paused to enjoy the eloquent prose. Her work is a model for other biographers. The project is an exemplar.’ Gabriella is the founder and host of the literary podcast, ‘Biographers in Conversation’, which includes interviews with biographers about the multiplicity of choices they make while crafting life stories. The podcast’s first 87 episodes attracted from listeners from 100 countries.
Websites: https://www.shareyourlifestory.com.au/ and https://www.biographersinconversation.com/
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