Daniella Brodsky is the author of six novels published by Penguin, Random House, and Simon & Schuster, most recently, VIVIAN RISING and most famously DIARY OF A WORKING GIRL, which was adapted for the screen by Disney, starring Hilary Duff. She has also had a long career as a journalist and made a name for herself with THE GIRL’S GUIDE TO NEW YORK nightlife, back when she didn’t need a babysitter and a disco nap to stay out past seven.
Daniella has taught fiction craft at the ANU and at her Captain Cook Studio. A native New Yorker turned enthusiastic Australian, Daniella has lived in North Queensland, Canberra, and Sydney; she teaches creative writing at James Cook University. Daniella was awarded a Varuna fellowship, and shortlisted for the Katharine Susannah Prichard Fellowship.