Case Study:
Monica's Portfolio
Monica Davidson has been writing since she was sixteen.
She was first published in her local paper in Newcastle in 1987, and then in her university magazine and paper through to 1991. Monica's first article for a national magazine appeared in January 1993.
She has since been published in various magazines throughout Australia and overseas.
Although we can't reproduce all of Monica's articles, here is a selection of some of her best Australian work since 1994.
Drowning by numbers
- An article about alcoholism.
- First published in 1994.
- Download the article in PDF format.
Love Rights
- An article about people with intellectually disability and their loving relationships.
- First published 1995.
- Download the article in PDF format.
The Secret Club
- A personal article about miscarriage.
- First published 1995.
- Download the article in PDF format.
Fashion Victims
- An article about the use of slave labour in the Australian fashion industry.
- First published 1996.
- Download the article in PDF format.
Schizophrenia
- Stories about people with the illness.
- First published 1996.
- Download the article in PDF format.
Sense and Sensitivity
- An article about the brain "phenomenon" synaesthesia.
- First published 1997.
- Download the article in PDF format.
TropFest Dreams
- An article about the ups and downs of entering Tropfest.
- First published 2003.
- Download the article in PDF format.
Jobs for the Girls
- An article about the demise of Affirmative Action for women in the Australian film industry.
- First published 2005.
- Download the article in PDF format.