Group of men and women having a tea party at the Mackay showgrounds, Queensland, 1906. State Library of Queensland.
Each year the National Centre of Biography, based in the School of History, 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 host ten monthly Biography Workshops in 2025. Throughout the year a wide-ranging set of speakers will discuss their biographical projects, problems, and passions. Each hour-long presentation is followed by a Q&A.
All are welcome! See the program below for the dates and topics for 2025.
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Contact
- Dr Stephen Wilks(02) 6125 2349
Upcoming Events
‘Reading biographies to overcome loneliness’: Reflections of an accidental biographer
Dr Matthew Lamb
Frank Moorhouse (1938–2022) is best known as a writer of literary fiction. All of his fiction is connected, with his many books sharing characters…
Past Events
Stephen Foster: Microhistory
Stephen Foster
Stephen Foster will talk about microhistory – a small story with potentially large meanings.
Helen Trinca: Madeleine
Helen Trinca
Helen Trinca, whose biography of Ted St John's daughter, Madeleine, was the co-winner of the Prime Minister's non-fiction award last December, will…
Angela Woollacott: Don Dunstan
Angela Woollacott
Angela Woollacott will discuss her biography of Don Dunstan. She will also ponder issues for a biographer of using various genres of the subject’s ‘…