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
Philip Ayres: Owen Dixon
Philip Ayres
Philip Ayres will discuss writing biography: the generation of forward momentum, the question of fate vs will, and the concept of essence in regard…
Andrew Tink: Australia 1901–2001
Andrew Tink
Andrew Tink discusses his latest book, Australia 1901–2001: a narrative history (2014), a story driven by people: prime ministers, soldiers,…
Alison Alexander: Jane Franklin
Alison Alexander
Alison Alexander discusses her biography The Ambitions of Jane Franklin: Victorian lady adventurer (Allen & Unwin 2013) which won the National…