Dr Kate Grenville completed a Doctorate of Creative Arts, 2005
Kate Grenville's bestselling novel The Secret River earned her a Commonwealth Prize for Literature and a short-listing for the Man Booker Prize, and a version of it was the thesis for her Doctorate of Creative Arts, 2005.
The story of a convict family who settled on the Hawkesbury River early in the 19th century, it explores the conflict between colonial settlers and Indigenous people. It won many other prizes including the NSW Premier's Literary Award.
She has 12 books to her name: eight novels and four books about the writing process, including a memoir about the research and writing of The Secret River (Searching for The Secret River). Her work has been published all over the world, and The Idea Of Perfection (2000) won Britain's Orange Prize.
Grenville's most recent novel is The Lieutenant, inspired by the Gadigal notebooks of First Fleeter William Dawes.
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UTS School of Design graduates Bec Cooper and Bridget Yorsten established their eponymous label Bec + Bridge almost two decades ago in 2001, while they were still students.
Hugh Jackman completed a Bachelor of Arts in Communications at UTS. He says "My passion and fire for learning was lit at UTS"
Dr Anna Funder gained her Doctorate of Creative Arts at UTS. Her best-selling novel All that I Am, was born in the UTS Tower.
While you may have heard of her inclusive performance style, ongoing charity advocacy (and maybe even her 2020 UTS Young Alumni Award), most people don’t know that Emma is also a skilled filmmaker – having graduated from UTS with a Master of Media Arts Production in 2012.