Julie Ditrich
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Julie Ditrich is an Australian freelance writer, editor and publishing consultant and a director of the Black Mermaid Productions creative team based in Australia.
Ditrich has a background in therapy and publishing. After obtaining a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Professional Writing (University of Canberra, 1986) where she majored in freelance writing, script writing and theatre/media, she worked in bookselling and publishing, and coordinated a children's literary program for several years. She was also employed as the publications manager at the Australian Society of Authors
where she commissioned, wrote and edited books on authorship. Concurrently, Julie worked as a writer on various comics including the Australian independent Oblagon, as well as the US original ElfQuest: WaveDancers series and the Dart
miniseries. She also ran a clinical hypnotherapy
and PSH therapy practice in the Sydney CBD for over eleven years, and during that time had several articles published in various professional journals.
Since 2004 she ghosted five biographies, an Australian local history coffee table book
, and edited several Mind Body Spirit books in the Australian mainstream fiction and non-fiction publishing arena. She is currently focussing specifically on writing comics, graphic novels and books.
Also now the ASA (Australian Society of Authors
) Comics and Graphic Novel Portfolio Holder.
Ditrich has a background in therapy and publishing. After obtaining a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Professional Writing (University of Canberra, 1986) where she majored in freelance writing, script writing and theatre/media, she worked in bookselling and publishing, and coordinated a children's literary program for several years. She was also employed as the publications manager at the Australian Society of Authors
Australian Society of Authors
The Australian Society of Authors is the peak body representing Australia's literary creators and is the major advocate for the rights and remuneration of authors in Australia...
where she commissioned, wrote and edited books on authorship. Concurrently, Julie worked as a writer on various comics including the Australian independent Oblagon, as well as the US original ElfQuest: WaveDancers series and the Dart
Dart
-Dart:In popular culture* Dart , an Image Comics superhero* Dart Feld, the central character of the PlayStation RPG, The Legend of Dragoon* Wraith dart, an attack spacecraft on Stargate Atlantis....
miniseries. She also ran a clinical hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy is a therapy that is undertaken with a subject in hypnosis.The word "hypnosis" is an abbreviation of James Braid's term "neuro-hypnotism", meaning "sleep of the nervous system"....
and PSH therapy practice in the Sydney CBD for over eleven years, and during that time had several articles published in various professional journals.
Since 2004 she ghosted five biographies, an Australian local history coffee table book
Coffee table book
A coffee table book is a hardcover book that is intended to sit on a coffee table or similar surface in an area where guests sit and are entertained, thus inspiring conversation or alleviating boredom. They tend to be oversized and of heavy construction, since there is no pressing need for...
, and edited several Mind Body Spirit books in the Australian mainstream fiction and non-fiction publishing arena. She is currently focussing specifically on writing comics, graphic novels and books.
Also now the ASA (Australian Society of Authors
Australian Society of Authors
The Australian Society of Authors is the peak body representing Australia's literary creators and is the major advocate for the rights and remuneration of authors in Australia...
) Comics and Graphic Novel Portfolio Holder.