Hello, I’m Libby.

A seasoned words-worker and “story mechanic”, I have nearly three decades of experience writing and producing narrative media (TV and radio, print and digital publications), and I’m able to craft words so they do great work and communicate great stories.

I’m an experienced editor (substantive and copy) for large publications as well as many works of fiction, and I’m also a ghostwriter, co-author, novelist and prize-winning short story writer.

I have on-the-ground experience in government, corporate, political media and academic environments and have lived and worked internationally (Australia, England, Malaysia, USA and currently Switzerland).

Over the past 20+ years I’ve picked up a few credentials and skills:

  • Written and published books; fiction and nonfiction, collaboratively and independently
  • Worked with hundreds of new and established writers as an editor and story advisor
  • Co-founder and Creative Director of The Woolf (a quarterly online literary journal) for a decade
  • Trained coach (International Coach Academy)
  • Developed writing materials and programs for hundreds of writers at all stages of life and writing
  • Facilitated ongoing group writing workshops and panel discussions for writers and publishers
  • Worked as a 1-1 writing coach in a private rehab clinic for people in recovery
  • Edited and written a large amount of Stuff on the interwebs, and a great deal that’s offline (print publications)
  • Taught screenwriting for first and second-year students at the University of Canberra
  • Tutored at the Ngunnawal Centre, the University of Canberra’s Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Support Centre
  • Gained a Certificate in Writing Identities and Social Issues in Poetry and Plays from the University of Iowa Writing Workshop
  • Run workshops on ‘communicating for change’ and ‘clean communications’ (drawing on Nonviolent Communications frameworks)
  • Speaker at top innovation locations and events (including: Creative Mornings, Google Switzerland, ImpactHUB Zurich)
  • Mother of two young adults
  • Written and produced explainer animations and training videos for startups and corporates
  • Co-founder and board member of The Powerhouse Network for Professional Women in Zürich for a decade
  • Co-founder WriteCon (writing workshops in Zürich)
  • Prize-winner and short- and long-listee of numerous short story and novel prizes
  • I hold a Graduate Diploma in Professional Communications from the University of Canberra in Australia
  • I hold a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Cultural Studies from the Australian National University
  • Studied Mindful Leadership, and completed Leadership and Management in an Academic Environment at the Australian National University
  • I also hold a Certificate in Plant-based Nutrition and I can play the banjo 🙂