I’ve contributed to books, magazines, newsletters, comprehension card sets and online publications. Here’s a list of most of them, organized alphabetically by publication title.
Articles
101 Things To Do Before You Grow Up
Hinkler Books, Melbourne, 2009.
I wrote 14 articles for the Construction section on all sorts of things from making a paper plane to constructing a web page; and 13 articles for the Gadgets section on all sorts of things from making a potato battery to building a radio.
Aussiecon 3 (57th World Science Fiction Convention) Souvenir Program Book
1999
- “Australian Genre Film and Television: It does exist”
Baillieu 50th Anniversary Memory Board
Online publication celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Baillieu Library.
The University of Melbourne, Vic., April 2009.
- “The Baillieu, friendship, and graffiti”
Challenge Magazine
Pearson Australia, Vic., 2001-2010.
Comet Magazine
Pearson Australia, Vic., 2008.
- “Virtual Pets”, 2008, Issue 3.
Dialogue
Open Learning Australia, Vic., 1995-1998.
I wrote numerous articles for this client publication while employed as a Projects Officer at Open Learning Australia.
Explore Magazine
Pearson Australia, Vic., 2001-2010.
Farrago
University of Melbourne Student Union, Vic., 1988.
- “Paranoia”, Vol.67, Ed.12, 1988.
Frontier: The Australian Science Fiction Media Magazine
K&J Publishing, Vic., 1996-2001.
Literacy Network Magazine
Macmillan Education Australia, Vic., 2010-2012.
- “Photographic Memory”, 2012.
- “Fingerprinting”, 2012.
- “Volcanoes”, 2010.
Melbourne Agenda
The Melbourne publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Vic., 1994.
- “Inner-city Inline”, Issue 66, 7 November 1994.
- “CBD Bookshop Hop”, Issue 63, 26 September 1994.
- “Will The Regent ever be restored?”, Issue 59, 1 August 1994.
Multiverse 4 Souvenir Program Book
Multiverse Inc., Vic., 2001.
- “Melbourne: City of Science Fiction”
Oz Kids in Print
Children’s Charity Network, Vic., 2010-2014.
- “Completing the Gamers Trilogy”, August 2014.
- “What If?”, March 2012.
- “The Challenge of a Computer Gaming Sequel”, August 2011.
- “Reading and Gaming – It’s All Cool!”, February 2010.
PM Guides Reading Literacy Cards
NELSON Cengage Learning, Vic., 2015-2016.
- “Northern Skies”, April 2016.
- “Robots”, Nov 2015.
Comprehension card sets, Teachers 4 Teachers Pty. Ltd., NSW, 2007-2008.
South Australian English Teachers’ Association newsletter
- “Studying a sequel: the potential use of Gamers’ Challenge in classroom discussions”, Spring 2011.
- “Studying Gamers’ Quest”, Autumn 2010.
The Big Question Magazine
Pearson Australia, Vic., 2007.
- “Interview: Bruce Parker, Managing Director, HM Gem Engines”, 2007, Issue 2.
- “Interview: Peter Angelico, Managing Director, A Bending Pty Ltd”, 2007, Issue 2.
- “Interview: Tania de Jong, Soprano”, 2007, Issue 1.
- “Interview: Craig Morris, Club DJ”, 2007, Issue 1.
UniNews
The University of Melbourne, Vic., 1998.
I wrote numerous articles for this publication while employed at The University of Melbourne.
Victorian Historical Journal
Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Vic., 1995.
- “Victoria’s Suburban Cinemas: From Converted Building to Multi-Screen Complex”, Vol.66, No.2, November 1995.
Victorian Writer, The
Writers Victoria, Vic., 2017.
- “Back to the Classroom”, Feb-March 2017.
Viewpoint: on books for young adults
The University of Melbourne, Vic., 2010.
- “Playing Gamers’ Quest”, Vol.18 No.1 Autumn 2010.
Voiceworks: Australia’s Youth Culture Magazine
Express Media, Vic., 1994.
- “An Extra’s Life”, Winter 1994.
Reviews
Australian Speculative Fiction in Focus
Online speculative fiction publication.
I reviewed books for them from 2008-2011.
Boomerang Books Blog
I reviewed books as part of my blog for them from 2010-2018.
Buzz Words
Children’s Literature industry newsletter.
I reviewed a few books for them from 2007-2008.
Frontier: The Australian Science Fiction Media Magazine
K&J Publishing, Vic., 1996-2001.
I reviewed DVDs, CDs and book for them from 1996-2001.
Media Culture Reviews
Online cultural review publication.
I reviewed DVDs and books for them from 2008-2011.
Pass It On
Children’s Literature industry newsletter.
I reviewed books for them from 2008-2010.
Ticon 4
Online review publication.
I did some DVD reviews for them in 2011.
Vibewire
Online film and television publication.
I reviewed DVDs for them from 2005-2006.
Viewing Clutter
This was my personal DVD/Blu-ray reviews blog. It ran from 2011-2019. The reviews are archived on my blog under DVD Reviews.