Helen Trinca Explained

Helen Trinca is an Australian journalist and author. She has been managing editor and as of is associate editor at The Australian.^[1]

Background

Trinca was born in Perth and graduated from the city's University of Western Australia with a BA in English and anthropology.^[2] She began her career in journalism on The West Australian. She moved to Sydney in 1980.^[3]

A former contributor to the Griffith Review^[4] and Australasian Business Intelligence,^[5] Trinca previously held senior positions at The Sydney Morning Herald.^[6]

Writing

Her third book, Madeleine, is a biography of Madeleine St John,^[7] who was the first Australian female writer to be shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 1997.^[8] Trinca's book was a joint winner of the 2014 Prime Minister's Literary Awards.^[9]

Bibliography

• Waterfront: The Battle That Changed Australia, (Doubleday (publisher)/Transworld, 2000) co-authored with Anne Davies, ^[10]
• Better Than Sex: How A Whole Generation Got Hooked On Work, (Random House Australia, 2004) co-authored with Catherine Fox, ^[11]
• Madeleine : a life of Madeleine St John, (Text Publishing Co., 2013) ^[12]

External links

• Helen Trinca on IMDb

Notes and References

1. Web site: Helen Trinca, The Deal Editor and Associate Editor, Sydney . 2023-02-03 . The Australian.
2. Web site: Helen Trinca, Schools of Humanities, Social Sciences and Music. University of Western Australia. 15 December 2017.
3. Web site: Helen Trinca, Contributor. Griffith Review. 3 December 2017.
4. Web site: Like a Tourist with Benefits. Trove Journals & Articles / National Library of Australia. 3 December 2017.
5. Web site: Stephen Covey. Trove Journals & Articles / National Library of Australia. 3 December 2017.
6. Web site: Helen Trinca (interviewed by Margaret Throsby). ABC Radio National. 15 November 2015 . 3 December 2017.
7. News: Portrait of a troubled lady. Kretser. Michelle De. 20 April 2013. The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 December 2017.
8. Web site: Man Booker Prize: Shortlists & Winners. Halion. Kevin. www.e-anglais.com. 3 December 2017.
   - News: Stella Prize longlist announced . 14 February 2014. The New Daily. 3 December 2017.
9. News: The Prime Minister's Literary awards: the ties that bind. Shaw. Martin. 9 December 2014. The Guardian. 3 December 2017. 0261-3077.
10. Web site: Waterfront. Trove Books / National Library of Australia. 3 December 2017.
11. Web site: Better Than Sex. Trove Books / National Library of Australia. 3 December 2017.
12. Web site: Madeleine. Trove Books / National Library of Australia. 3 December 2017.