Deborah Hunn

Deborah Hunn is a Senior Lecturer at Curtin University's School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry within the Faculty of Humanities. She holds a PhD from the University of Western Australia (2001) and has taught at the University of Adelaide and the University of Western Australia before joining Curtin. Her research interests span narrative theory, queer theory, creative writing, modernism/postmodernism, satire/humour writing, experimental writing, and fan fiction. She has received the Patricia Hackett Prize (2014) and multiple Curtin Student Guild Awards for teaching excellence (2006–2008). Her creative and scholarly work often explores intersections between literary genres, cultural studies, and identity politics. She supervises postgraduate research in creative writing and has authored books like How To Be An Author: The Business of Being an Author in Australia (2021) and The Red and the Blue: Confessions of an (Unlikely) Dockers Fan (2015). Teaching roles include undergraduate courses in creative writing and cultural studies, as well as postgraduate supervision of eight PhD candidates. Her work frequently blends creative production with academic research, particularly in experimental forms and fan-based narratives.

Publications span creative works, journal articles, and book chapters, with themes ranging from fan fiction analysis to queer theory applications in modernist narratives. Her recent creative works like Memo to Shanghai (2022) and collaborative blogs emphasize innovative approaches to authorship and publishing in digital spaces. She also contributes to cultural criticism through reviews and essays, such as analyses of Indigenous Australian literature and television fandom dynamics.