Doctor George Haddad
Lecturer in Creative Writing,
Humanities (Arts)
Biography
Dr George Haddad is an award-winning writer, artist and academic practising on Gadigal land. His novella, Populate and Perish, was the winner of the 2016 Viva La Novella competition and his short story Kátharsis was awarded the 2018 Neilma Sidney Prize. George’s novel, Losing Face, was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award and shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award, the Small Press Network’s Book of the Year, and The Readings Prize. In 2023 he was named a Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist. He is a lecturer and researcher at the Writing and Society Research Centre, Western Sydney University. George’s text, sound, performance and installation based art has been exhibited at Firstdraft, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, ReadingRoom and Metro Arts.
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Qualifications
- DCA Western Sydney University
- MA(CreativeWrtPubEdit) University of Melbourne
- BA Western Sydney University
Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Humanities (Arts)
Contact
| Email: | G.Haddad@westernsydney.edu.au |
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Teaching
Previous Teaching Areas
- CART6002 Reading and Writing Australia, 2023
- CART7019 Writing Process, 2022
- COMM1009 Creative Writing: Practical Skills and Knowledge, 2022
- COMM1010 Creative Writing: The Imaginative Life, 2023
- COMM3043 Writing Portfolio, 2022
Publications
Exhibitions
- 2023, 'All Good Wog Boys Go on Contiki'
- 2020, 'Tip of the Tongue'
Other Publications
- 2022, 'Losing Face', Published Work
- 2021, 'Uprooted', Published Work
- 2016, 'Populate and Perish', Published Work
Masculinities
Queer studies
Shame
Suburbia
Contemporary Australian literature
This information has been contributed by Doctor Haddad.