Carolyn "Bunty" Avieson is an Australian journalist,

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, novelist and academic.

Career

Avieson has a PhD and a Master of Philosophy from

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, as well as an Associate Diploma of Journalism from

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. In 2008–2009 she worked as a media consultant to newspaper ''

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,'' partly funded by the

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and was a consultant to Journalists Without Borders, Asia Pacific Desk. Avieson has published three novels, a novella and travel memoir; and been translated into Japanese, German and Thai. She is the recipient of two Ned Kelly Awards. In the 1990s she was editorial director of mass market women's magazines ''

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'' and ''

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''. She is a senior lecturer in journalism and media at the

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Awards

* 2002 – Ned Kelly Awards – winner of the Best First Novel and Reader's Vote, for ''Apartment 255'' * 2003 –

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– Best Novel, shortlisted for ''The Affair'' * 2004 – Ned Kelly Awards – Best Novel, shortlisted for ''The Wrong Door''

Bibliography

Novels

* '' Apartment 255'' (2002) * ''The Affair'' (2003) Review
/small> * ''The Wrong Door'' (2004)
/small> * ''Once You Know'' (2005)

Travel writing

* ''Baby in a Backpack Through Bhutan'' (2004) Review
/small> * ''The Dragon Finds Its Voice'' (2013)

Documentary writing

* ''A Story from Bhutan: The Making of "Travellers & Magicians"'' (2004)

Personal life

Avieson's partner is the film producer Mal Watson, who made The Cup and Travellers & Magicians, with writer/director Khyentse Norbu. Avieson and Watson have a daughter, Kathryn, who was the baby in the travel book ''Baby in a Backpack to Bhutan''. They live in Sydney. Avieson's father was the late Associate Professor John Avieson, one of Australia's first journalism academics, who authored several books, including ''Applied Journalism in Australia'' and ''Editing Australian Newspapers.''

References

External links

Bunty Avieson website
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