Bri Lee

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Brianna "Bri" Lee
Born (1991-12-13) 13 December 1991 (age 29)
Queensland, Australia
NationalityAustralian
OccupationWriter, activist, and journalist
Known forLegal activism
Notable work
Eggshell Skull
Websitehttps://www.bri-lee.com/

Brianna "Bri" Lee (born 13 December 1991) is an Australian author, journalist, activist, and influencer, known for her 2018 memoir Eggshell Skull.[1]

Career[]

Writing and journalism[]

Lee's early writing work included a short story published in Voiceworks,[2] while serving as the founder and editor of the (now defunct) feminist quarterly periodical Hot Chicks with Big Brains.[3] Hot Chicks with Big Brains ran from 2015-2018, spanning seven issues. It featured articles and interviews with diverse women and non-binary people, including Darug elder Aunty Jacinta Tobin, Isabella Manfredi, Mehreen Faruqi,[4] Ruby Tandoh,[5] and Clementine Ford.[6]

Lee's first book, the memoir Eggshell Skull was published by Allen and Unwin in early 2018. It describes Lee's experience as a complainant in the Australian court system for sexual abuse she was subjected to as a child, whilst simultaneously working as a Judge's Associate working on similar cases. The memoir was well received, winning several awards including the People's Choice Award at the 2019 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, and the Davitt Award.

In October 2019, Lee's essay Beauty was published by Allen and Unwin.[7] In the essay, Lee examines her struggles with disordered eating. It was praised for its dissection of corporate middle class culture.[8]

In 2020 Lee was appointed the Australian Copyright Agency's Writer-in-Residence at the University of Technology Sydney.[9]

Her book, Who Gets to Be Smart, was published in 2021 by Allen and Unwin.[10]

Advocacy and media[]

Together with Bond University’s Professor Jonathan Crowe,[11] Lee co-authored legal research and built ConsentLawQLD.com, a platform for the advocacy which led to the Queensland Attorney-General referring consent and the ‘mistake of fact,’ defence to the Law Reform Commission in 2019.[12] Lee has been featured in advertising campaigns for brands including Sportsgirl,[13] Mimco,[14] Camilla & Marc,[15] and Fashion Journal.[16] Her advocacy has been recognised with a shortlisting for Women’s Agenda Leadership awards[17] and a placement as one of 2019 Fin Review’s ‘women of influence’.[18]

Lee hosts the 'B List Bookclub;' a monthly bookclub featuring Australian and international authors, with the State Library of New South Wales.[19] Lee has made several appearances on the ABC program 'The Drum,'[20] as well as appearing on Radio National,[21] discussing issues such as law reform, and her written work.

Awards[]

Year Awards and fellowships
2016 Inaugural Kat Muscat Fellowship[22]
2017 Griffith Review Queensland Writer's Fellowship[23]
2018 Queensland Literary Awards - Premier’s Young Publishers and Writers Award[24]
2019 Australian Financial Review - Women of Influence 2019[18]
Awards and listings for Eggshell Skull
Year Award received
2018 The Nib Award for Research and Writing - People's choice winner[25]
2019 Ned Kelly Award for True Crime Writing - winner[26]
Davitt Award for Best Debut Crime Book - winner[27]
Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Biography of the Year - winner[28]
Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Matt Richell New Writer Award - shortlisted[29]
Council for Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CHASS) Book Prize - shortlisted[30]
The Stella Prize - longlisted[31]
Indie Book Awards - shortlisted[32]
People's Choice Award, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards[33]

References[]

  1. ^ Lee, Bri (2018). Eggshell Skull. Allen and Unwin.
  2. ^ Lee, Bri (Winter 2015). "Hunting with Robert". Voiceworks. 100: 57–59.
  3. ^ Lee, Bri. "Hot Chicks with Big Brains". Archived from the original on 2018-08-06. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Hot Chicks with Big Brains: Issue #4". Hot Chicks with Big Brains. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  5. ^ "Hot Chicks with Big Brains: Issue #5". Hot Chicks with Big Brains. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  6. ^ "Hot Chicks with Big Brains: Issue #6". Hot Chicks with Big Brains. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  7. ^ Lee, Bri (2019). Beauty. [S.l.]: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1760876524. OCLC 1111771887.
  8. ^ "A Review of 'Beauty' by Bri Lee". Westerly Magazine. 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  9. ^ "Bri Lee joins UTS as Copyright Agency's Writer-in-Residence". University of Technology Sydney. 2020-02-24. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  10. ^ Silcox, Beejay (2021-06-10). "Who Gets to Be Smart by Bri Lee review – gutsy but unfocused interrogation of academic privilege". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  11. ^ Wolfe, Natalie (July 10, 2019). "The few seconds and hair touch that let a rapist go free". News.com. Retrieved 3 Sep 2010.
  12. ^ D'Ath, Yvette (9 July 2019). "Palaszczuk government to refer consent laws to Queensland Law Reform Commission". The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory. Retrieved 3 Sep 2020.
  13. ^ apatelsus (2019-01-28). "MEET THAT GIRL: BRI LEE". Blog | Sportsgirl. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  14. ^ "UNITE - MEET BRI LEE". www.mimco.com.au. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  15. ^ "BRI LEE". CAMILLA AND MARC. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  16. ^ "Queensland's sexual consent law is changing thanks to Bri Lee". Fashion Journal. 2019-08-08. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  17. ^ "Announcing the finalists of the 2019 Women's Agenda Leadership Awards". Women's Agenda. 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  18. ^ Jump up to: a b "Bri Lee". Afrwomen of Influence. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  19. ^ scheme=AGLSTERMS. AglsAgent; corporateName=State Library of New South Wales; address=Macquarie Street, Sydney (2020-04-16). "The B List Bookclub". State Library of NSW. Retrieved 2021-02-21.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ The Drum: Tuesday 23rd of June, 2020-06-23, retrieved 2021-02-21
  21. ^ "Women and the Law". ABC Radio National. 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  22. ^ "Announcing The 2016 Kat Muscat Fellow". Express Media. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  23. ^ "Fellowship winners announced". Griffith Review. 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  24. ^ "2018 Queensland Literary Award winners show off local talent". Ministerial Media Statements. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  25. ^ "Winners announced today for the national 2018 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award - Waverley Council". www.waverley.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  26. ^ "Ned Kelly Awards 2019 Winner - Allen & Unwin - Australia". www.allenandunwin.com. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  27. ^ "The Davitt Award winners 2019". www.readings.com.au. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  28. ^ "Biography Book of the Year". ABIA. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  29. ^ "2019 ABIA Shortlist Announce". ABIA. 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  30. ^ CHASS. "Media Releases | CHASS". Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  31. ^ "Announcing the Winner of the 2019 Stella Prize". The Stella Prize. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  32. ^ AusIndieBooks (2018-12-04). "Longlist Announced for the 2019 Indie Book Awards". indie-book-awards. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  33. ^ "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2019". The Wheeler Centre. Retrieved 2021-02-09.

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