Awards, Appearances, Radio, and Events
awards - ongoing
Longlisted for the 2019 Australian Book Industry Awards for both the Biography and Matt Richell New Writer categories
awards - confirmed
Longlisted for the 2019 Stella Prize
Shortlisted for the 2019 Indie Book Awards
Shortlisted for the 2019 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards in the non-fiction category, and winner of the 2019 People’s Choice Award
Winner of the 2018 Waverley Council "Nib Award" for research in fiction or non-fiction People’s Choice category
Winner of a Queensland Literary Award: 2018 Premier’s Young Publishers and Writers Award
Winner of a 2018 Lord Mayor's Young and Emerging Artis's Fellowship for travel to NYC in 2019
Commonwealth Government scholarship and stipend for an MPhil in Creative Writing at the University of Queensland, 2018-2019
Jacky Winter Gardens residency, October 2017
Winner of a 2017 Griffith Review Queensland Writer’s Fellowship
Recipient of Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival 2017 writing mentorship
Recipient of the 2016 Ubud Writers Festival Exchange Program Scholarship
Inaugural Kat Muscat Fellow (March 2016 to March 2017)
Shortlisted for the Ray Koppe Young Writers’ Residency 2016
writers festivals and literary events
Bri has appeared at festivals such as: Melbourne Writers Festival, Byron Writers Festival, Brisbane Writers Festival, Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, Emerging Writers Festival, National Young Writers Festival, and Noted Festival.
She has also spoken at events like: Women of Letters, Creative Mornings, Walkley's Storyology Conference, Queensland Young Writers Conference, Junkee Junket, Yarn Storytelling, and The Stella Prize's Girls Write Up.
abc TV + radio NATIONAL
Regular appearances on The Drum
ABC Radio National talking about juror bias with Damien Carrick on 22 May 2018
ABC Radio National 'The Bookshelf' program discussing the latest in international fiction on 2 March 2018 and 13 April 2018.
ABC Radio National – Late Night Live with Phillip Adams “Women and the Law”
Speaking
Bri has delivered guest lectures to both undergraduate and postgraduate level creative writing students, and has also addressed undergraduate law students in tutorials.
She has spoken at AGMs and for organisations like the Women’s Legal Service QLD.
Bri is represented by Booked Out speakers agency, and if you'd like her to speak at your event or school, just email bookings[at]speakingout.com.au.