Study Period 3, 2024
Publisher
Name: Per Henningsgaard
Organisational role: Publisher
Major/degree: BA in English, PhD in English & Cultural Studies
Most likely to: Eat lollies until his teeth fall out.
Favourite book: Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner
Highlight of your time at Curtin: Founding a publishing house!
Directors
Name: Samantha Donaldson
Organisational role: Editorial Director
Major/degree: BA in Professional Writing & Publishing
Home state for studying online: Queensland
Favourite book: The Shining by Stephen King... a classic for a reason! It was my first scary story, so it carries a deep sense of nostalgia for me.
Highlight of your degree: Discovering my passion for editing and being able to channel that into my role as Editorial Director.
Associates
Name: Alani Smith
Organisational role: Marketing & Digital Consultant
Major/degree: BA in Digital & Social Media
Home state for studying online: Victoria
Favourite book: Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings
Highlight of your degree: Collaborating with other students.
Name: Josh Burrows
Organisational role: Acquisitions Associate
Major/degree: BA in Creative Writing
Home state for studying online: New South Wales
Current employment: Sales Manager in the orthodontic industry
Interesting fact: I grew up on a sheep station in Western Queensland, where my family still live.
Favourite book: Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millan
Name: Louise Kaestner
Organisational role: Acquisitions Associate
Major/degree: BA in Professional Writing & Publishing, Creative Writing
Home state for studying online: Western Australia
Highlight of your degree: A high distinction and letter of commendation in my Creative Writing Supervised Project unit worth 50 credits.
Interesting fact: I love to crochet!
Name: Barbara-Anne Mulhearn
Organisational role: Design & Production Associate
Major/degree: BA in Professional Writing & Publishing, Visual Culture
Home country for studying online: Malaysia
Current employment: Primary school teacher
Highlight of your degree: Discovering skills I didn't know I had.
Favourite book: Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
Name: Christabel Seneque
Organisational role: Design & Production Associate
Major/degree: BA in Professional Writing & Publishing
Home state for studying online: Western Australia
Current employment: I'm a bid coordinator at an engineering firm, so I help prepare submission documents like tender responses and fee proposals.
Interesting fact: I've been vegan for 16 years!
Name: Shayley Blair
Organisational role: Design & Production Associate
Major/degree: BA in Professional Writing & Publishing, Digital Experience & Interaction Design
Interesting fact: During my time studying online, which coincided with the Covid years, I wrote, edited, and self-published my first novel! It’s called Roadside Attractions – check it out!
Favourite books: On the Road by Jack Kerouac, Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel, and 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Name: Kathryn McMullen
Organisational role: Editorial Associate
Major/degree: BA in Professional Writing & Publishing
Home state for studying online: Victoria
Current employment: I am a kindergarten teacher, but I love writing poetry and would like to become a published poet.
Interesting fact: I am a Halloween enthusiast! I'm obsessed with everything about the season – decorations, costumes, horror movies, spooky books, and all things macabre with witchy vibes.