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Erin O’Dwyer is an award-winning journalist, writer and editor
Her 25-year career spans print, digital, broadcast and publishing, with bylines in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Good Weekend, The Saturday Paper, The Guardian, Australian Geographic, Marie Claire, Vogue and ABC Radio National. She’s the winner of an Australian UN Media Peace Award and a two-time finalist. She’s also a Walkley Awards finalist. As a ghostwriter, she is co-author of Accessory with Felicia Djamirze (Affirm Press, 2025) and Swellbeing with Blake Johnston (Hachette, 2025).
Erin has spent two decades lecturing at the University of Sydney, where she has mentored the next generation of storytellers. She holds a PhD (UTS) and a BA/LLB (Hons), and is a qualified lawyer. She has held various executive and board roles in the media and not-for-profit sector.
She is the founder and director of storytelling consultancy Good Prose Studios. Clients include authors, academics, publishing houses, universities, corporates, government agencies, non-profits, small business and start-ups.
She lives with her family on the beautiful NSW South Coast, south of Sydney.
