KELLY PALMER CURRICULUM VITAE

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1 KELLY PALMER CURRICULUM VITAE Kelvin Grove, QLD (e): (w): EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy Creative Writing and Literary Studies Supervisors: Dr Lesley Hawkes and Dr Kári Gislason Thesis: This Must Be The Place: Exploring the relationships between multiple narrative perspectives and representations of place (Gold Coast) in Australian literary realisms Bachelor of Fine Arts 2014 (First Class Honours) Creative Writing and Literary Studies Supervisor: Dr Kate Cantrell GPA: 7.0 Thesis: Being Mother and Father: Sexual Fluidity of Single Parent Characters in Contemporary Young-Adult Fiction Bachelor of Fine Arts Major: Creative and Professional Writing Minors: (1) Modern and Popular Literature in Culture, and (2) Advanced Writing Practice GPA: Queensland Certificate of Education 2010 Southport State High School Awards: School Captain Vice Captain (President of Interact) DUX High Distinctions in English, Modern History, Film and Television, Drama, and Visual Art Leadership Award Arts Student of the Year

2 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Student Ambassador Widening Participation Project 2014-Currently - Teach graphic novel writing/ advertising/ creative history writing/ slam poetry/ speculative fiction/ digital storytelling to groups of primary or high school students - Plan, prepare, and deliver workshop material - Provide individual feedback on project development - Demystify university pathways and study options Sessional Academic Teach memoir writing to groups of senior high school students - Plan, prepare, and deliver a short lecture and workshop material - Provide individual feedback on project development Private Tutor 2014 Corporate Writing and Editing - Prepare short classes, worksheets, and reading materials - Review work and suggest edits based on students (later achieved) goal of receiving a High Distinction for the unit Copy-Editor The Point Magazine - Copy-edit and proofread articles for publication - Create style guide and teach grammar lessons - Develop and advise on themes for issues English & Hygiene Tutor 2012 Volunteer Eco Students Abroad South Africa and Swaziland - Manage groups of up to 30 students aged 5 to 15 years old - Teach English language skills and healthy hygiene practices - Facilitate language games Private Tutor Grade 7 & 8 English and Math - Prepare short classes, worksheets, and reading materials - Review work and improve student s grades from a D-average to a B-average. 2

3 OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Administration Assistant 2014-Currently Widening Participation Program Creative Industries, - Solicit and arrange for a variety of workshops to run in high schools throughout Brisbane s north corner - Manage and advise student ambassadors - Liaise with programme coordinator to reach students in low socio-economic schools and encourage university engagement Copyright Survey Co-ordinator 2015 School of Creative Writing and Literary Studies Creative Industries Faculty Copy-Editor 2014 Ricochet Literary Magazine - Read submitted stories and write reader reports - Liaise with authors to copy-edit and proofread short stories and poetry for publication Workshop Mediator 2014 Ashgrove Literature Festival Ashgrove State Primary School - Facilitate and assist with creative writing workshops - Provide feedback on project development Research Assistant ARC Discovery Project - Source, cite, and file media clippings (physical and digital) - Analyse sources - Assist with administration duties - Transcribe interviews Workshop Mediator 2011 QUT Connect - Prepare and run an information/networking session for new university students - Assist with electronic enrollment and advise on study strategies 3

4 COMMUNITY SERVICE / VOLUNTEER POSITIONS Compére QUT Literary Salon Venue/Stage Manager and General Assistant Brisbane Writers Festival Ambassador 2012 Volunteer Eco Students Abroad Ambassador 2012 Animal Welfare League of Queensland Tutor, Construction Assistant, Conservationist 2011 Volunteer Eco Students Abroad, South Africa and Swaziland CREATIVE & CREATIVE NON-FICTION PUBLICATIONS Palmer, Kelly Highway. SWAMP 15. Newcastle. Palmer, Kelly Missed Connection. SWAMP 15. Newcastle. Palmer, Kelly Reading With Giants: QUT Literary Salon with Chris Somerville. The Point Magazine 2. Brisbane. Palmer, Kelly Safe House. Rex 4. Brisbane. Palmer, Kelly Continuum. Rex 4. Brisbane. Palmer, Kelly Wearing My Genes: Understanding What Happened. SNReview. Fairfield, United States. Palmer, Kelly Animal Cruelty in Your Backyard. QUTE-mag. Brisbane. PRODUCED SCRIPT ADAPTATIONS 40-minute play, The Virgin Suicides 2014 Adapted by Kelly Palmer from Jeffrey Eugenides novel Performed by Southport State High School students at All Saints Anglican School 40-minute play, Sleeping Dogs 2013 Adapted by Kelly Palmer from Sonya Hartnett s novel Performed by Southport State High School students at Somerset College 4

5 AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS Australian Postgraduate Award Scholarship for Doctor of Philosophy University Medal 2014 Vacation Research Experience Scholarship ARC Discovery Project Young Writer Award (Longlisted) 2013 State Library of Queensland Novella chapter, Highway Undergraduate Creative Writing Prize (Shortlisted) 2012 Short story, Safe House INVITED TALKS & READINGS Yarn Storytelling 2015 Black Bear Lodge, Fortitude Valley Recited memoir, Three Yarn Storytelling 2015 Black Bear Lodge, Fortitude Valley Recited memoir, What My Grandmother Taught Me About Sex QUT Literary Salon 2015 The Menagerie, Kelvin Grove Recited short story, The Old Woman and the Sky Avid Reader 2014 Avid Reader, West End Recited novella Chapter, Bricks QUT Open Day 2014 Gardens Point campus, Brisbane CBD Recited novella Chapter, Bricks QUT Literary Salon 2014 Room 60, Kelvin Grove Recited short story, Missed Connection QUT Literary Salon 2013 Room 60, Kelvin Grove Recited short story, Anthrax 5

6 CONFERENCE PAPERS PCA/ACA National Conference 2015 Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, U.S.A. Conference paper, And if all of us are play-acting then there can be no such thing as a soul mate, because we don t have genuine souls: Representations of marriage and performativity in Gillian Flynn s Gone Girl SOLICITED FEEDBACK (Teaching, Widening Participation Program) The sequencing of the content was effective with an articulate introduction of new knowledge, comprehensive guided practice, appropriate independent work and a concise review and closure. The resources used were highly relevant and thoroughly engaged the students and the activities were accessible and yet challenging for the full range of capabilities. Feedback was positive and constructive and facilitated a rapport with the students. Management of students was effective and timely. The students enjoyed the experience while they gained important knowledge. We look forward to any future opportunity for Ms Palmer to work with our students Kevin Gale, Head of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tullawong State High School, responding to (Re)Writing History creative writing class. UNSOLICITED FEEDBACK (Teaching, Widening Participation Program) It was an incredibly helpful and worthwhile session and the students really enjoyed themselves. A lot of the students were uncertain and a bit afraid to attend however, I was so impressed with how all of them embraced it and they came up with some really interesting and creative performance pieces at the end. I have received a lot of positive feedback from the students who attended also Zoe Wells, Dance Coordinator, Tullawong State High School, responding to a slam poetry class as performance-stimulus for delivered to dance students. 6

7 INTERESTS Academic writing; creative writing, including poetry, short stories, and long-form fiction and non-fiction; literary criticism; ecocriticism; gender studies; social justice; widening participation; regional writing; Queensland fiction; ethnographic fiction REFEREES Dr Glen Thomas Head of Creative Writing and Literary Studies Creative Industries Dr Emma Felton Co-ordinator of Widening Participation Program Creative Industries 7