Erin O'Dwyer

Erin has 25 years' experience as a journalist, writer and editor - across print, digital, broadcast and publishing media. Her writing has appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, The Saturday Paper, The Guardian, Australian Geographic, Marie Claire and Vogue. She has been a producer for the ABC, and her radio documentaries have been broadcast on ABC’s RN. 

Erin has been recognised three times in the Australian UN Media Peace Awards for her social issues journalism, and she is a Walkley Awards finalist. She is a passionate mentor and teacher, and has two decades’ experience lecturing at universities including the University of Sydney, UTS, UNSW and QUT. Erin holds a PhD (UTS), and a BA in Media Studies (UQ). She is also a qualified lawyer, with an LLB (Hons) and a GDLP (ANU), and she is admitted to practice law in the Supreme Court of NSW. She believes teaching is one of the best ways of learning.