Frances Whiting Travels from QLD
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Frances Whiting's Biography
A senior feature writer
for Queensland’s premier weekend magazine, Q Weekend in the Courier
Mail, Frances is also a much loved columnist for the Sunday Mail,
and other Sunday newspapers around Australia, with her weekly column now in its
nineteenth year. Two bestselling collections of her columns have been published
in Australia: Oh to Be a Marching Girl (2003), and That’s a Home Run,
Tiger! (2006). Frances lives in Brisbane, Queensland with her husband and
two children.
Her column in the Sunday Mail has been a
reader's favourite for 14 years, making people laugh, cry, and smile from Bondi
to Bundaberg and beyond. Also a bestselling author, Frances's two books, Oh to
Be a Marching Girl in 2003, and That's a Home Run, Tiger! in 2006 proved
an instant hit with readers, appearing on national best-selling lists and
proving to be book club favourites!
Frances's first work of fiction for publisher
Pan McMillan, Walking on Trampolines, was released in 2009.
Frances is also an accomplished, witty and
warm public speaker who connects with her audience to provide a humorous and uplifting
look at life. Also a polished emcee, Frances has hosted many events from the
prestigious Pride Of Australia awards to industry dinners and corporate
conference events.
A keen advocate for improving literacy in
schools, Frances mentors would-be-writers, visits schools regularly and also
speaks to University students regularly about journalism as a career choice.
A former school teacher, Frances's keen
interest in children is reflected in her charity work. As an ambassador for the
Make a Wish Foundation, the Cressbrook Committee and the Queensland Emcee for
all the Kids Help Line Breakfast series each year, Frances is also the
Ambassador for the Motor Neurone Disease foundation and regularly lends her
support to many other charitable organisations.
Married to John, an event producer, Frances
has two children Max and Tallulah, who she believes are the best looking and
most intelligent children in Australia. Her favourite pastime is reading, of
course, and she adores fresh flowers, walking in Noosa National Park and body
surfing. She also plays guitar very badly.
Speaking Topics Include
Writing for columns, for features, for novels - how to get
started, how to stay on track
Working motherhood - getting the balance right
Women's role in the media
Mothers and daughters
Mothers and sons
Stories from the trenches - a journalist's life