Jeweller's workshop, by Robert L'Estrange. Source: Queensland University of Technology.
Each year the National Centre of Biography hosts the Biography Workshop series. This series was established in response to requests by practitioners, students, and readers of biography for a forum to discuss a range of methodological issues relating to biography.
The NCB will once again host ten monthly Biography Workshops in 2026.Throughout the year an exciting lineup of speakers will explore their biographical puzzles, projects and problems. Each event will take place on the last Thursday of the month from 11am-12pm and will include a presentation as well as time for discussion and Q&A.
All are welcome! You can view the 2026 program below.
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Contact
- Dr Michelle Staff
Upcoming Events
Spying on a Spy: A Dutch Agent for the British, Marguerite Wolters, 1723–1800
Professor Kate Fullagar
This workshop is on entirely new work for me, a biography of an unknown Dutch woman called Marguerite Wolters who headed a Europe-wide spy agency for…
Past Events
Lebanon Days to Les Murray: The Memoirist Turned Biographer
Dr Theodore Ell
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Finding Sanity: John Cade, lithium and the taming of bipolar disorder
Associate Professor Greg de Moore
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Shining a Light: A Group Biography of the Women of Mackay, Queensland
Dr Kaaren Sephton
This book is about a group of thirty-seven women who made a significant contribution to the Mackay district from the 1860s to 2023. Their stories…