Rebecca Starford

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Rebecca Starford
Born Melbourne, Australia
Website
www.rebeccastarford.com

Rebecca Starford is an Australian author known for her memoir, Bad Behaviour . She is the co-founder of the literary journal Kill Your Darlings . Starford's debut novel, The Imitator, was published in 2021.

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Early life and education

Starford was born in Melbourne and grew up in Williamstown. She attended Williamstown Primary School. [1] As chronicled in her memoir, Starford lived in the bush for a year when she was 14 while attending an elite boarding school in Victoria. [2] [3]

Career

Starford co-founded the literary journal Kill Your Darlings with Hannah Kent. Kill Your Darlings' first edition was published in 2010. [4]

Starford's first book, a memoir titled, Bad Behaviour, was published in 2015 to generally favourable reviews. [5] [6] [7] Bad Behaviour was adapted into a miniseries of the same name in 2023, directed by Corrie Chen and starring Jana McKinnon as Starford's character. [2]

In 2021, Starford's first novel, The Imitator, was published by Allen & Unwin. [8] [9] The novel was published under the title, An Unlikely Spy, in the United States. [10]

Starford teaches at the University of Queensland. [4]

Personal life

Starford lives with her partner in Brisbane. [4]

Works

References

  1. ↑ "Rebecca Starford". Booked Out Speakers Agency. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  2. 1 2 Nguyen, Giselle Au-Nhien (2023-02-14). "'I broke out in a cold sweat': could you stomach seeing your memories of bullying play out on TV?". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  3. ↑ McGirr, Michael (2015-02-20). "Bad Behaviour: Rebecca Starford and the consequences of bullying". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  4. 1 2 3 Lee, Bri (2021-04-30). "Words across cities". State Library of NSW. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  5. ↑ Thwaites, Patricia (2015-04-13). "Brave account of bullied childhood". Otago Daily Times . Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  6. ↑ Ball, Magdalena (2016-01-23). "A review of Bad Behaviour by Rebecca Starford – Compulsive Reader". Compulsive Reader. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  7. ↑ Condon, Annie (2015-02-23). "Review: Bad Behaviour by Rebecca Starford". Readings. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  8. ↑ Patel, Zoya (2021-02-11). "The Imitator by Rebecca Starford review – fast-paced literary spy thriller with feminist undertones". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  9. ↑ Faragher, Julia (2021-03-19). "Book Review: The Imitator by Rebecca Starford". www.artshub.com.au. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  10. ↑ "An Unlikely Spy: A well-crafted spy novel examines the perils of espionage's foundation in personal relationships". Kirkus Reviews. 2021-03-16. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
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