Writing

Mischa’s Writing

Mischa has worked primarily as a newspaper journalist for the past 30 years. But she has also written fiction and creative non-fiction which has been published in literary magazines and books.

Aside from covering the arts, politics and general features she has written extensively about her experiences in boxing. Her first book Bruising, was published by Picador in 2000 and re-issued by Vulgar Press with new updated material. Her second book, ‘The Sweetest Thing – A Boxer’s Memoir’ was published in the US in 2010 and in Australia the following year.

She recently completed a novel and is working on a third memoir about her experiences running Mischa’s Boxing Central.

Writing Curriculum Vitae

2012
2012

The Sweetest Thing published in Australia by Hunter Publishers and launched at the Bella Union by Chris Flynne.

Profiles on Mike Tyson, Barry Hall appear in the Weekly Review. Feature articles and sports stories appear in Fairfax publications. Feature in Inside Sport on women boxing in the Olympics. Guestlecturer for the Gender Studies program at the University of Melbourne and panellist at the inaugural Asia Pacific World Sport and Women conference at the MCG.

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2011
2011

The Sweetest Thing published by Seven Stories Press, New York, NY.

Appearances at several book festivals in Atlanta, Washington and New York as well as readings and performances in book stores in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Interviewed by WNYC's Lenny Lopate.

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2011 - present
2011 - present

Freelance journalist working for Fairfax papers including The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald, Inside Sport, the Weekly Review.

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2009
2009

Bruising revised and updated. Published by Vulgar Press

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1996 - 2010
1996 - 2010

Journalist for the Herald Sun, sub-editor and feature writer.

Published articles primarily appear in the Arts section but have also appeared in Sport, Weekend, Books and News pages. During this time articles have also appeared in Fairfax newspapers the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age including several cover stories for Saturday Extra

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2002
2002

Body Blows - Sport and the Threat of Female Muscularity

The Overland Lecture Series presented at Trades Hall and published in Overland 166

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2000
2000

Bruising.

A Journey Through Gender. Non-fiction book tracing my experiences as a boxer and the issues of gender exposed by my engagement with the sport. Published by Picador ISBN 0 330 36226 7

'Bruising' shortlisted for the Dobbie Award

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1998
1998

The Wrong Piece of Driftwood

'The Wrong Piece of Driftwood' runner up in the HQ Short Story Competition

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1997 - 2011
1997 - 2011

2011 Short fiction and essays have appeared in Torpedo, Overland, Meanjin, RePublica, Aedon, Island, HQ, Nocturnal Submissions, Spiels, Normal Service Will Resume, Allnighter.

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1994
1994

Text Media, magazine editor in client publishing.

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1991 - 1994
1991 - 1994

Freelance journalist writing regularly for the Sunday Age, The Age, Panorama Magazine, Knight-Ridder news wire service and Text Media magazines as well as various specialist publications.

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1989 - 1991
1989 - 1991

Staff reporter for the Melbourne Herald and later the Herald Sun. General Reporter, Consumer Affairs Reporter and Industrial Affairs Reporter

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1987 - 1989
1987 - 1989

Staff reporter The Melbourne Times

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1985 - 1987
1985 - 1987

Staff Reporter The Western Times

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Writing Books

Mischa has written extensively about her experiences in the sport for newspaper and magazine and in her book Bruising, first published by Picador in 2000 and re-issued by Vulgar press with new updated material. Her more recent work of nonfiction, ‘The Sweetest Thing – A Boxer’s Memoir’ was published in the US in 2010 and in Australia the following year.

Excerpts and links

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Reviews and media

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Journalism

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