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Doris Brett
Author and Poet
Doris Brett, born in 1950, is a Clinical Psychologist and writer who is married, has one daughter and lives in Melbourne, Australia. She has published seven books ranging from poetry to novels to therapeutic storytelling for children. Her latest, Eating the Underworld – a memoir in three voices, was published in September 2001 by Random House. Evocatively told via three voices – the diarist, the poet and the voice of fairy tale and myth – this memoir explores the intricate dynamics of family, truth and memory.
Her first volume of poetry, The Truth About Unicorns, won both the Fellowship of Australian Writers Anne Elder Award and the A.S.A.L. Mary Gilmore Award. Looking for Unicorns, her first novel, was published by New Endeavor Press in 1993. Her book on therapeutic storytelling, Annie Stories is available in Australia (Hale & Iremonger), the USA, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Russia and Poland. Korean rights were sold in 2001. More Annie Stories is available in the USA. In the Constellation of the Crab, Doris’s latest book of poetry. was published by Hale & Iremonger in 1996. This collection includes award winning poems about women’s cancer (Winner: 1995 Northern Territory Premier’s Poetry Award, 1994 Queensland Premier’s Poetry Award, the 1994 F.A.W. John Shaw Neilson Award. Short listed: the 1997 NBC “Banjo” Awards for Australian Literature) and fascinating reinterpretations of fairy tales.
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