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The BWF Team
Festival Director/CEO: Jane O'Hara | |
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Jane O'Hara brings to the role of Festival Director of the Brisbane Writers Festival a history of artistic program development in addition to strategic partnership and event management. In addition to her work with the Ideas Festival, Jane has been a long term friend of Brisbane Writers Festival commencing as a volunteer at the Warana Writers Week in the early '80s. |
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More recently her work with Brisbane Writers Festival has included the previous three years producing and delivering the Brisbane Writers Festival school's program Word Play; for young readers, writers and illustrators. | |
Chief Operating Officer: Yvonne Jensen | |
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Yvonne, formerly BWF Development Manager, has combined that experience with her energy and skills in business management for the role of Chief Operating Officer. Her journey to date is the motivation to ensure that every day is a gift to be filled with love, passions and colour. BWF fits perfectly! |
Project Manager: Molly Palmer | |
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Molly Palmer has produced Word Play: for young readers, writers, and illustrators for the past two years. Molly joined the Festival team in 2008 and has a diverse background including that of hair stylist, community worker and event manager. Molly performs with Brisbane girls The Deep C Divas and cooks regularly in secret kitchens located around Brisbane with her culinary friends. |
Program Mangaer: Charis Holt | |
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Charis takes on each day at BWF armed with a Bachelor of Health Science, experience in event management, and a bundle of happy memories from her travels around the world. In her role of Program Manager, Charis coordinates the myriad of details that come together to ensure the event happens! Flights, accommodation, schedules, contracts - the list is endless! |
Administration Co-ordinator: Eden Baras | |
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Eden has spent many years exploring and travelling the world with her family, before deciding to settle in Brisbane in 2002. With a diploma in Events Management in hand, Eden has taken on the role of Administration Co-ordinator with gusto. |
Development Manager: Zoe Connolly | |
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From practising law in Brisbane to teaching English in the heart of Spain, Zoe's life journey so far has been rich and varied. She is passionate about her family and her studies in English Literature, and is very excited to be joining the dynamic BWF team in 2010. |
Volunteer Co-ordinator: Jennifer Eggleton | |
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A teacher in a former life, involvement in community organisations has always been part of her life. Jennifer joined the BWF corporate development team in 2008. Now as another page of her life turns, she relishes the opportunity to be a part of the wonderful team that creates the Brisbane Writers Festival as the Volunteers Co-ordinator. |
Technical Manager: Bernd Neumann | |
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Bernd joined the BWF team in 2008, with much experience and knowledge to make the Festival a disaster-free zone. Bernd keeps the Festival office entertained with his dry sense of humour and demands for coffee! |
Marketing Manager: Keely Double | |
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Along with her unquenchable love of books, languages, festivals, and travel, Keely brings her experience as a commercial and corporate copywriter and as a previous BWF marketing volunteer to the role of Marketing Manager. Prior to completing a Master of Arts in Writing, Editing, and Publishing, she spent a wonderful year of her life in a French country town eating, drinking, and occasionally teaching English. |
Publicity Manager: Cinnamon Watson | |
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Cinnamon has worked in the field of Marketing and Publicity for the past 17 years, in both commercial and not for profit environments, including a 5 year stint as QPAC's Publicity Manager. Since leaving QPAC in 2006 she has started her own business and relishes the work/life balance she has been lucky enough to find. With the support of her husband and three gorgeous girls she is passionate about making the most of every opportunity and can't wait to immerse herself in BWF 2010! |
For young readers, writers and illustrators. Grades 4-10
The Brisbane Writers Festival acknowledges the assistance of the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and the Department of Education and Training, and the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.