Georgia Keighery

Unit 11 / 91 Campbell Street Newtown, NSW, 2042 Australia
19 Years Experience

Professional Experience

My affair with writing has been long-running and saucy. In 1998, as a fresh-out and desperate actor, I co-founded Prompt Theatre with Imara Savage in Sydney. I began to write the characters I wanted to perform and I've been writing ever since. My performer passion gave way to my word nerd, and whilst I continued to write plays I halted the acting gig in favour of writing in every possible flavour, in every available minute. In terms of freelance journalism, I've been a columnist for ArtsHub Australia, a travel writer for SheGoes, the copy editor for Spacehacker, and the contributing editor for a newly-released book "The Binge Code". I specialise in arts & culture, travel, lifestyle, health + nutrition, and profile writing. I have 4 plays published through the Australian Script Centre, and I've had 8 scripts professionally produced both here in Australia and in the UK. Whether I'm writing plays, features, or content, my work is always driven by human characters. Because I reckon people are the bes

Expertise

Writer 19 YearsCopywriter 11 YearsReporter 12 Years

Industries

Magazine - Local/Regional magazines 12 YearsOnline/new media 12 Years

Awards

Philip Parsons Young Playwrights Award,

Associations

Freeline Australia, ArtsHub Australia, NSW Writers' Centre, Australian Writers' Centre

Technical Skills

Photography, basic HTML, basic CSS, WordPress (building and management), Final Cut Pro X (video editing), Motion 5, Photoshop

Unions

Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), International Federation of Journalists, Writers Guild of Great Britain, Australian Writers' Guild

Computer Skills

Microsoft suite, Apple suite (pages, numbers, etc.), Google suite, touch-typing, see "technical skills".

Equipment

Canon 60D & Canon EOS M (digital SLRs), full studio lighting rig, backdrops, reflectors, etc., Rode video mic & boom pole, TasCam DR-05

Work Permits & Visas

Dual citizen: Australia & the United Kingdom