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Associate Professor Natalie Kon Yu is an academic, writer, and editor at Victoria University's First Year College in Melbourne, Australia. She holds the position of Associate Professor in Creative Writing and Literary Studies, having previously served as a Senior Lecturer since 2018. Her academic journey includes a BA Hons in English from Curtin University (2000) and a PhD in English and the Creative Arts from Murdoch University (2010).
Dr. Kon Yu's research focuses on women and culturally diverse people and their connection to cultural authority. She is the co-creator of the Stella Diversity Count and the Chief Investigator of the First Nations and People of Colour Writers Count—the first comprehensive study examining cultural diversity in the Australian publishing industry. Her scholarly work has been published nationally and internationally, with a particular emphasis on gender bias in publishing, Australian literature, and creative writing.
Her research outputs reveal a strong focus on literary criticism, women's studies, and cultural diversity metrics. Analysis of her recent publications shows consistent engagement with themes of representation, gender dynamics in literature, and the Australian publishing landscape. She has pioneered methodologies for measuring diversity in literary awards and publishing, contributing significantly to conversations about equity in the arts.
- Vice Chancellors Award for Diversity and Inclusion
- Member of the Community, Identity and Displacement Research network at VU
- Member of the Research and Research Training Committee
- Field of Studies group leader for Arts in the First Year College
- Member of the Low Risk Ethics Committee
- Executive member of Women in First Year
Dr. Kon Yu serves as a supervisor for Masters Research and PhD students in Division 47 - Language, Communication and Culture, Division 36 - Creative Arts and Writing, and Division 39 - Education. She is also an active contributor to public discourse through The Conversation, where she has been publishing since 2012, and through her co-edited anthologies 'Just Between Us: Australian Writers Tell the Truth about Female Friendship' (2013) and 'Mothers and Others: Why Not All Women are Mothers and Not All Mothers Are the Same' (2015).
