Rebecca Starford is an Australian author known for her memoir, Bad Behaviour. She is the co-founder of the literary journal Kill Your Darlings. Starford's debut novel, The Imitator, was published in 2021.
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Early life and education
editStarford was born in Melbourne and grew up in Williamstown. She attended Williamstown Primary School.[1] As chronicled in her memoir, Starford lived in the bush for a year when she was 14 while attending an elite boarding school in Victoria.[2][3]
Career
editStarford co-founded the literary journal Kill Your Darlings with Hannah Kent. Kill Your Darlings' first edition was published in 2010.[4]
Starford's first book, a memoir titled, Bad Behaviour, was published in 2015 to generally favourable reviews.[5][6][7] Bad Behaviour was adapted into a miniseries of the same name in 2023, directed by Corrie Chen and starring Jana McKinnon as Starford's character.[2]
In 2021, Starford's first novel, The Imitator, was published by Allen & Unwin.[8][9] The novel was published under the title, An Unlikely Spy, in the United States.[10]
Starford teaches at the University of Queensland.[4]
Personal life
editWorks
edit- Bad Behaviour: A Memoir of Bullying and Boarding School (2015)
- The Imitator (2021, also published as An Unlikely Spy)
References
edit- ^ "Rebecca Starford". Booked Out Speakers Agency. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ a b Nguyen, Giselle Au-Nhien (2023-02-14). "'I broke out in a cold sweat': could you stomach seeing your memories of bullying play out on TV?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ McGirr, Michael (2015-02-20). "Bad Behaviour: Rebecca Starford and the consequences of bullying". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ a b c Lee, Bri (2021-04-30). "Words across cities". State Library of NSW. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ Thwaites, Patricia (2015-04-13). "Brave account of bullied childhood". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ Ball, Magdalena (2016-01-23). "A review of Bad Behaviour by Rebecca Starford – Compulsive Reader". Compulsive Reader. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ Condon, Annie (2015-02-23). "Review: Bad Behaviour by Rebecca Starford". Readings. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ Patel, Zoya (2021-02-11). "The Imitator by Rebecca Starford review – fast-paced literary spy thriller with feminist undertones". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ Faragher, Julia (2021-03-19). "Book Review: The Imitator by Rebecca Starford". www.artshub.com.au. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "An Unlikely Spy: A well-crafted spy novel examines the perils of espionage's foundation in personal relationships". Kirkus Reviews. 2021-03-16. Retrieved 2024-02-19.