CV
Academic and Professional Qualifications
PhD: ‘The Best Ellis for Business: A Re-Examination of the Mass Media Feminist Critique of American Psycho,’ The University of Sydney, 2013
MA (in Creative Writing): ‘A Celebration of the Middle: Parody and Post Modernism,’ University of Technology, 1991
BA (Mass Communications): University of Technology, 1988
Scholarships and Awards
1991: UNSW, APRA PhD scholarship (1991-1994)
1992: UNSW, Six-month Travel Scholarship to University of Washington (1993)
2005: Arts Council of England, Writers Grant, (2005)
Nancy Keesing Studio, Paris, The Australia Council, Writers Residency, 2020.
Recent Positions
Creative Writer Lecturer, Speculative and Dystopian Fiction, Hunter Writers Centre, sept, 2021.
Lecturer in Writing Fiction: University of Western Sydney 2010 (Jan-Dec)
Lecturer in Writers at Work: The University of Sydney, 2010
Lecturer in The Novel: University of Western Sydney 2009
Lecturer in Print Production: Macquarie University 2009
Lecturer in Creative Non-Fiction: University of Western Sydney 2009 (F/T)
Lecturer in Writing Fiction: University of Western Sydney 2008 (F/T)
Lecturer in Advanced Narrative:University of Technology 2007-8
Tutor and Lecturer in American Literature: University of Western Sydney, 2007
Lecturer in Writing Master Class: University of Sydney 2005
Previous Positions UK
Lecturer in Creative Writing: Middlesex University, 2000-2001
Lecturer in Creative Writing: University of North London, 1999
Previous Positions Australia
Lecturer in Writing and Communication: University of Western Sydney, 1995
Lecturer in Creative Writing: University of Western Sydney, 1994.
Tutor in English: University of New South Wales, 1993.
Tutor in Textual Theory: University of Technology, Sydney, 1989-1992.
Tutor in Media Studies: University of Technology, Sydney, 1989-1992.
Publications
BOOKS
1999: Marilyn’s Beinah Todlicher Trip Nach New York, Rowohlt Paperback, Hamburg, Germany.
1996: Marilyn’s Almost Terminal New York Adventure, Picador, Sydney, Australia.
1995: The River Ophelia, Picador, Sydney, Australia.
BOOK CHAPTERS
‘Argentina,’ in Dumped, Bookman, Melbourne, 2000
‘Wedding at Hanging Rock,’ in Wild Ways, Sceptre, London, 1998
‘Old Fashioned Girl,’ in Dick for a Day, Random House, Sydney, 1997
‘The Husband,’ in Women Love Sex, Random House, Sydney, 1996
JOURNALS
‘La Trobe University Essay: Brett Easton Ellis’ Glamorama,’ ABR, 1995.
‘Intervening in a Male Dominated Field: The River Ophelia, the Brat Pack and Social Realism,’ Hecate: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Women’s Liberation, University of Queensland Press, 21, no. 2, 1995
‘Sexing the Intertext,’ in Siglo, 6, 1996
‘American Psycho: Becoming Animal,’ 21.C, 2, 1995.
Assorted essays and book reviews in Australian Book Review, 1995 – 2000
“‘Sex Sells, Dude: A re-examination of the Mass Media Response to American Psycho,” Outskirts, vol. 31, Nov., 2014.
‘When Bad Luck Might Actually be Good Luck Travelling in Disguise,’ Heat, 2011.
"The Border: Travels in Communist Czechoslovakia,’ Griffith Review, vol. 57, Sept, 2017, https://griffithreview.com/articles/the-border-travels-communist-czechoslovakia/
“Open Page with Justine Ettler,” Australian Book Review, No. 401, May, 2018, https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/abr-online/archive/2018/4820-open-page-with-justine-ettler
‘When I Met Kathy Acker,’ M/C Journal, Vol. 21, No. 5, 2018, http://journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjournal/article/view/1483
MAGAZINES (LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL)
Rolling Stone; Elle; Black and White; Who Weekly; HQ; Minx; Architecture and Home.
NEWSPAPERS (LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL)
The Australian; The Daily Telegraph; The Observer on Sunday (2000-2004); The Times Literary Supplement; The Express; The Evening Standard; The New Statesman; The Sydney Morning Herald; The Age.
Public Appearances
CONFERENCES
2008: UTS Writers Conference, “Writer’s Block”
2001: MA seminar at Universite Toulouse-Le Mirail, France, “The River Ophelia” (extract)
2000: Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, Kings College, “Remember Me”
2000: Writer’s Conference, University of North London, London, “Remember Me”
1999: Southbank Conference, Australian writers, London, “Battersea Park”
1993: Post-graduate Studies Seminar, Uni of Washington, Seattle, “The Incurable Texts”
1991: UNSW Sexuality conference, “The Incurable Texts”
1991: UTS Post-grad seminar, “The Incurable Texts”
READINGS
2018 Ariel Bookstore, Justine presents Bohemia Beach in conversation with Emily McDonald
2005 Roselle Hospital: Convention, “Bohemia Beach” (extract)
2003 Ealing Broadway Film Studios Comedy Night, London, “The V Trials”
2002 Stand Up, Comedy, Bristol, UK, “The V Trials”
1997 New Images Writers Tour of UK, “The River Ophelia” (extract)
1996 Soho Arts Festival, New York, “The River Ophelia”
1995-6 Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Hobart Writers festivals, “The River Ophelia,”
Professional Experience
Deckchair.com
Wrote the business plan for internet start-up company.
1997-8.
Creative Life
Justine Ettler continues her Writers Workshops and Mentoring Program in Australia,
2006-2021
The Whole Story
Justine Ettler’s Writers Workshops and Mentoring Program in Conjunction with Timeout, London
2002-2007
Selected former students who have published books edited by me:
Hamilton, John, The Bulgaria-Philes, MaK Press, Sofia, 2006.
Thornton, Mark, Meditation in a New York Minute, Executive Press, NY, 2002.
Cornerstones Literary Agency, London
Assessment and editing of manuscripts for publication, mentoring
2000-2002
The Literary Consultancy, London
Assessment and editing of manuscripts for publication
2000-2001
Research Interests
American, Australian, British, Czech Fiction
Women’s Writing
Postmodern Fiction
Film Theory/Media Studies
Literary Theory
PhD: ‘The Best Ellis for Business: A Re-Examination of the Mass Media Feminist Critique of American Psycho,’ The University of Sydney, 2013
MA (in Creative Writing): ‘A Celebration of the Middle: Parody and Post Modernism,’ University of Technology, 1991
BA (Mass Communications): University of Technology, 1988
Scholarships and Awards
1991: UNSW, APRA PhD scholarship (1991-1994)
1992: UNSW, Six-month Travel Scholarship to University of Washington (1993)
2005: Arts Council of England, Writers Grant, (2005)
Nancy Keesing Studio, Paris, The Australia Council, Writers Residency, 2020.
Recent Positions
Creative Writer Lecturer, Speculative and Dystopian Fiction, Hunter Writers Centre, sept, 2021.
Lecturer in Writing Fiction: University of Western Sydney 2010 (Jan-Dec)
Lecturer in Writers at Work: The University of Sydney, 2010
Lecturer in The Novel: University of Western Sydney 2009
Lecturer in Print Production: Macquarie University 2009
Lecturer in Creative Non-Fiction: University of Western Sydney 2009 (F/T)
Lecturer in Writing Fiction: University of Western Sydney 2008 (F/T)
Lecturer in Advanced Narrative:University of Technology 2007-8
Tutor and Lecturer in American Literature: University of Western Sydney, 2007
Lecturer in Writing Master Class: University of Sydney 2005
Previous Positions UK
Lecturer in Creative Writing: Middlesex University, 2000-2001
Lecturer in Creative Writing: University of North London, 1999
Previous Positions Australia
Lecturer in Writing and Communication: University of Western Sydney, 1995
Lecturer in Creative Writing: University of Western Sydney, 1994.
Tutor in English: University of New South Wales, 1993.
Tutor in Textual Theory: University of Technology, Sydney, 1989-1992.
Tutor in Media Studies: University of Technology, Sydney, 1989-1992.
Publications
BOOKS
1999: Marilyn’s Beinah Todlicher Trip Nach New York, Rowohlt Paperback, Hamburg, Germany.
1996: Marilyn’s Almost Terminal New York Adventure, Picador, Sydney, Australia.
1995: The River Ophelia, Picador, Sydney, Australia.
BOOK CHAPTERS
‘Argentina,’ in Dumped, Bookman, Melbourne, 2000
‘Wedding at Hanging Rock,’ in Wild Ways, Sceptre, London, 1998
‘Old Fashioned Girl,’ in Dick for a Day, Random House, Sydney, 1997
‘The Husband,’ in Women Love Sex, Random House, Sydney, 1996
JOURNALS
‘La Trobe University Essay: Brett Easton Ellis’ Glamorama,’ ABR, 1995.
‘Intervening in a Male Dominated Field: The River Ophelia, the Brat Pack and Social Realism,’ Hecate: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Women’s Liberation, University of Queensland Press, 21, no. 2, 1995
‘Sexing the Intertext,’ in Siglo, 6, 1996
‘American Psycho: Becoming Animal,’ 21.C, 2, 1995.
Assorted essays and book reviews in Australian Book Review, 1995 – 2000
“‘Sex Sells, Dude: A re-examination of the Mass Media Response to American Psycho,” Outskirts, vol. 31, Nov., 2014.
‘When Bad Luck Might Actually be Good Luck Travelling in Disguise,’ Heat, 2011.
"The Border: Travels in Communist Czechoslovakia,’ Griffith Review, vol. 57, Sept, 2017, https://griffithreview.com/articles/the-border-travels-communist-czechoslovakia/
“Open Page with Justine Ettler,” Australian Book Review, No. 401, May, 2018, https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/abr-online/archive/2018/4820-open-page-with-justine-ettler
‘When I Met Kathy Acker,’ M/C Journal, Vol. 21, No. 5, 2018, http://journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjournal/article/view/1483
MAGAZINES (LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL)
Rolling Stone; Elle; Black and White; Who Weekly; HQ; Minx; Architecture and Home.
NEWSPAPERS (LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL)
The Australian; The Daily Telegraph; The Observer on Sunday (2000-2004); The Times Literary Supplement; The Express; The Evening Standard; The New Statesman; The Sydney Morning Herald; The Age.
Public Appearances
CONFERENCES
2008: UTS Writers Conference, “Writer’s Block”
2001: MA seminar at Universite Toulouse-Le Mirail, France, “The River Ophelia” (extract)
2000: Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, Kings College, “Remember Me”
2000: Writer’s Conference, University of North London, London, “Remember Me”
1999: Southbank Conference, Australian writers, London, “Battersea Park”
1993: Post-graduate Studies Seminar, Uni of Washington, Seattle, “The Incurable Texts”
1991: UNSW Sexuality conference, “The Incurable Texts”
1991: UTS Post-grad seminar, “The Incurable Texts”
READINGS
2018 Ariel Bookstore, Justine presents Bohemia Beach in conversation with Emily McDonald
2005 Roselle Hospital: Convention, “Bohemia Beach” (extract)
2003 Ealing Broadway Film Studios Comedy Night, London, “The V Trials”
2002 Stand Up, Comedy, Bristol, UK, “The V Trials”
1997 New Images Writers Tour of UK, “The River Ophelia” (extract)
1996 Soho Arts Festival, New York, “The River Ophelia”
1995-6 Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Hobart Writers festivals, “The River Ophelia,”
Professional Experience
Deckchair.com
Wrote the business plan for internet start-up company.
1997-8.
Creative Life
Justine Ettler continues her Writers Workshops and Mentoring Program in Australia,
2006-2021
The Whole Story
Justine Ettler’s Writers Workshops and Mentoring Program in Conjunction with Timeout, London
2002-2007
Selected former students who have published books edited by me:
Hamilton, John, The Bulgaria-Philes, MaK Press, Sofia, 2006.
Thornton, Mark, Meditation in a New York Minute, Executive Press, NY, 2002.
Cornerstones Literary Agency, London
Assessment and editing of manuscripts for publication, mentoring
2000-2002
The Literary Consultancy, London
Assessment and editing of manuscripts for publication
2000-2001
Research Interests
American, Australian, British, Czech Fiction
Women’s Writing
Postmodern Fiction
Film Theory/Media Studies
Literary Theory