Claire Halliday is a freelance writer and author whose feature articles have appeared in a variety of national and international newspapers and magazines, including The Age, Sunday Age, Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Women's Weekly, Independent on Sunday (UK), Notebook, Marie Claire and GQ,  for over a decade. In that time, she has written features on a range of topics, including Geraldine Cox and her Cambodian orphanage, life inside a children’s mental health ward at Melbourne ’s Austin Hospital , the life of an HIV-positive woman, the swingers’ party scene in Melbourne and many other observations on aspects of Australian sexuality.

Claire has previously published two books, Unsung Heroes and The World At Their Feet – both collections of interviews with important Australians. Her most recent book, Do you want sex with that? is a very personal account of her own attitudes to sex and also explores the place of sex throughout Australian life: from the pervasive sexualisation of advertising and its approach to children, to the more minority pursuits of swinging and porn-films, as well as the rise of the abstinence movement.

She lives in Melbourne with her husband and four children and is currently working on her new book.

Upcoming Dates:

Emerging Writers' Festival
In the pub: freelance writing talk (with Chris Flynn and Ben Pobjie)
Wednesday 26 May, from 7.30pm
The Workers Club, 51 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
$20 full / $10 concession
Bookings: Buy tickets here

Bayside Literary Festival
15 Minutes of Fame - Session 2

(with Suzy Zail and others)
Thursday, May 27, 2.30pm
The Brighton Savoy - Wellington Room, The Esplanade, Brighton
Free
Bookings: http://15minutessession2.eventbrite.com

 

Torquay Froth and Bubble Literary Festival

Saturday, June 19, 11am-midday
Putting Yourself In the Story - panel discussion with other authors
http://torquayfrothandbubbleliteraryfestival.com

Channel 10's 9am with David and Kim - see the interview here: 9am Interview video