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rosanne bersten [director]
rosanne has been writing about digital culture since 1993. She has taught editing for digital media and magazine editing at Melbourne University. Her most recent project was launching 64 magazine and 11°south as part of Vanguard Media. She was launch editor for Unique Traveller magazine. She was the editor of
e)mag magazine for Fairfax. She was the founding editor of internet.au magazine, online content manager at Choice and has extensive industry experience with Australian Macworld Magazine, desktop publishing and book editing. She is available to speak at industry functions and conferences and regularly speaks on ABC radio about digital culture issues and science fiction. She is also available to write features about digital culture, communities and sub-cultures, entertainment, science fiction and write DVD and film reviews. Download Rosanne's resumé (180Kb PDF).

stuart ridley
stuart has most recently been editor of internet.au magazine. He was previously sub-editor at AJB Publishing. He has an extensive publication history with regular columns in the Sunday Age, features in the Sydney Morning Herald and e)mag. He has been editor of MSN's feelgood web site, Village Ten Online's dance music Web site. He has been editor of the
Australian netDirectory and deputy editor of internet.au magazine and has freelanced for numerous internet and lifestyle publications. He is available for articles on sex and sexuality, electronic music, digital culture and web site reviews.

lauren demarte
lauren is a freelance editor who worked as a fact-checker on Dine Out, and worked on community building and community liaison for Forget The Rules. Her passions are food and pop culture and she is available for proof-reading, sub-editing and forum moderation.

david hollingworth
david is Handbook Editor at Derwent Howard and held the same position at Next Media. He has been online editor for Atomic MPC, deputy editor at
PC @uthority Magazine, and contributing editor of internet.au magazine, writing on Web issues, creating Web site reviews and covering hot new technologies. He is available for articles on digital technology, product reviews, software reviews, PC, playstation and n64 game reviews, and quirky web site reviews. He is also available for science fiction book and film reviews, and is a specialist in military history.

philip luces
philip currently works for the Australian Captions Centre. He has been editor of PC Active Magazine, a sub-editor with
PC @uthority Magazine,, a journalist with pc week and assistant editor at Australian Macworld magazine. He has freelanced for c|net and has also worked at IT public relations company, Communications Solutions. He is also an apprentice chef. He is available to write product reviews, software reviews, and games reviews. He is also available for film reviews and food-related articles.

jacinta thomler
jacinta is a freelance writer, with published work in e)mag,
internet.au and the Australian netDirectory. She is available to write web reviews and lifestyle columns, specifically with regards to gardening and parenting.

naomi adam
naomi is a freelance writer, with published work in e)mag,
internet.au and Money & Practise, a medical journal. She is available to write scientific and medical articles, particularly with relation to software or technology. She is also available for features on skydiving and other extreme sports.

rachel chalmers
rachel has been a staffer with the 451 in san francisco and has been a freelance writer, with published work in
internet.au, HQ Magazine , Salon and a variety of other periodicals. She is available for lifestyle articles about the net, digital culture and philosophy, or business articles on convergence and high technology. She is currently taking time off to write a novel and raise her daughters.

To hire any of our writers, please contact rosanne bersten on rbersten@heliotrope.net.au or phone +61 402 148 489.

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