CURRICULUM VITAE: SHARON BARBA
15 Daphne Street, North Perth, WA, 6006, Australia
Phone: +61447 045 551 | Email: sharonbarba@icloud.com
Summary
Sharon Barba is a writer and graduate historian from Perth, Western Australia. She has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Australia and a Graduate Diploma in Secretarial Studies from Edith Cowan University.
A dual Cecil & Owen Prize winner, Sharon is passionate about bringing history to life in thought-provoking and cinematic fiction with contemporary resonance. Sharon relishes the opportunity to write novels featuring complex characters on compelling journeys that showcase her storytelling and research skills. She continues to develop her craft by seeking out like-minded creatives in Australia and abroad.
A travel enthusiast, Sharon takes every opportunity to combine the research trips she takes with her husband with their mutual love of the Italian language and culture.
She can be found on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/sharonbarbawriter and online at www.sharonbarba.com.
Awards & Industry Recognition
• Cecil & Rose Owen prize for Ancient History, 1978-79.
• Katharine Susannah Pritchard (KSP) Unpublished Writers Program Residential Fellowship 2020.
• Two ‘recommendations’ from Hollywood script editors, including ScriptShark, for unproduced action thriller screenplay, ‘Gallipoli Dawn’.
Professional Development
• Wide range of local, national and international writing courses, both in-person and online (including Australian Film & Television School, Writer’s Digest University, Australian Writer’s Centre, Romance Writers Australia OWL program, Australian Society of Authors (ASA) – Next Draft course with agent, Melanie Ostell.
• ASA pitching workshop; and online virtual literary speed dating.
• Natasha Lester – various workshops, including a six-month Mentoring program (2018).
• Kate Forsyth – History, Mystery & Magic’, ‘Plotting and Planning’ and ‘Story Doctor’ workshops.
• Mentoring & script editing: Julia Styles (via Australian Society of Authors); Professor Mark Spencer, University of Arkansas.
