Ms Rose Michael
Lecturer, Publishing and Communications
Biography
Rose Michael has a BA (Hons) from the University of Melbourne, an MA from UTS, and is currently working on her PhD. Entering publishing as a proofreader, she has worked as a book and magazine editor -most recently of the trade press publications Bookseller + Publisher and the Weekly Book Newsletter -as well as doing time in corporate communications. Her journalism and fiction has been published widely.
Teaching
- 106-519 Publishing & Communications Internship
Full subject descriptions are available on the University of Melbourne Handbook.
Publications
Fiction
- The Asking Game (Transit Lounge, 2007)
- 'Looking-Glass Girl' (antiTHESIS, no. 17: Déjà Vu, 2007), pp. 106-13
- 'The Origin of the Monster Dogs' (MUSE, UMPA 2006), pp. 9-14
- 'Ready or Not' (Island, no. 106, 2006), pp. 94-96
- 'end sex' (Best Australian Short Stories 2004, Black Inc, 2004), pp. 126-130
- 'end sex' (Griffith REVIEW 4: Making Perfect Bodies, ABC Books, 2004), pp. 213-216
- 'A Handful of Secrets' (four W 10: Carp, Charles Sturt University, 1999)
- 'Wintering Apollo Bay' (Visible Ink Anthology: The Words Have Eyes, RMIT, 1995)
- In the Name of … (performed by Melbourne University Guild Dance Theatre, 1994)
- The Monster under the Bed (performed by The Coxall Company, 1994)
- Self Portrait with Wings (performed by Discordia Theatre, 1993)
- 'On Wings' (The Whirling Spindle, National Council of Women of Victoria, 1992)
- 'The Exorcism' (Time on an Apple, Victorian Writers' Centre, 1990)
- 'The Lure of the Song' (Time on an Apple, Victorian Writers' Centre, 1990)
Journalism
- 'What's in a name?' Bookseller + Publisher 87: 1 (2007), pp. 28-30.
- 'Set texts,' Bookseller + Publisher 86: 4B (2006), p. 12-15.
- 'Creative Thinking + Collaborative Marketing = Stimulating Publishing' Bookseller + Publisher 86: 2B (2006), pp. 30.
- 'Walking with Indigenous Authors,' Bookseller + Publisher 85: 9 (2006), pp. 26-28.
- 'Pass the Baton,' Bookseller + Publisher 85: 7 (2006), pp. 22-23.
- 'Stock Global, Sell Local' Bookseller + Publisher 85: 5 (2005), pp. 10-11.
- 'Size Matters' Bookseller + Publisher 85: 3 (2005), pp. 22-23.
- 'What Price eBooks?' Bookseller + Publisher 85: 2 (2005), pp. 10-11.
- 'Do You Know Enough to do Your Job?' Bookseller + Publisher 85: 2 (2005) ,pp.19-22.
- 'The New Allies' Bookseller + Publisher 84: 10 (2005), p. 9
- 'Do Publishers Dream of Electronic Paper?' Bookseller + Publisher 84: 10 (2005), pp. 8-9
- 'Join the Club' Bookseller + Publisher 84: 9 (2005), p. 8
- 'Secret Agent Women' Bookseller + Publisher 84: 1 (2005), pp. 12-13
- 'Retail Therapy, Retail Therapist' Bookseller + Publisher 84: 7 (2005), pp. 14-15
Journal articles and conference papers
- 'The Matrix Evolution: (re)visiting the corporate world' (Cultural Studies Review) forthcoming
- 'A Generic Proposal' (Traffic, no. 9: Serendipity, 2007), pp. 121-34.
- 'A Generic Proposal' - 2006 Colloquy Parallax conference
- 'Looking-glass Girl' - 2006 AntiTHESIS Déjà vu symposium
- 'Inside the Matrix: the (un)reality of corporate life' (Cultural Studies Review: Charlatans, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2003), pp. 164-174.
Prizes/grants
- Co-recipient of ARC linkage grant, 2007-09
- University of Melbourne publication grant -2006
- Winner, University of Melbourne, postgraduate short story prize ('The Origin of the Monster Dogs') -2006
- Third-place, Conjure short story competition ('In Faust's Forest') -2006
- Runner-up, Australian/Vogel unpublished manuscript award (The Asking Game) -2002