It doesn’t matter whether they’re a super-famous celebrity or a supermarket stacker, the keys to writing compelling profile pieces are the same. Learn from one of the best...
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David Leser is an award-winning feature writer who has worked for The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, HQ, The Bulletin, Good Weekend, The Australian Women’s Weekly, Vanity Fair, Newsweek and The Daily Beast. He is the author of Women, Men and the Whole Damn Thing (2019, Allen & Unwin) and has also worked as a Washington and Jerusalem-based correspondent.
He is a prominent Australian journalist, author and public interviewer. David is widely known in Australia for his in-depth profiles and stories on social and political issues.
David is the author of seven books including his 2014 memoir, To Begin To Know: Walking in the Shadows of My Father, a deeply moving and searingly honest memoir about fathers and sons. He is Executive Producer of the documentary Paul Kelly: Stories of Me.
He is a four times Walkley Finalist and Walkley Winner for Feature Writing for Who’s Afraid of Alan Jones. He has also won three Magazine Publishers Association awards.
David teaches Profile Writing.
“David Leser has such an amazing way with words and descriptions. I loved listening to his anecdotes but also appreciated the way each one demonstrated a point, rather than just a writer ‘name dropping’. He was really engaging and even though I wasn’t there in the room, it felt like I was.”
– Penelope Broadbent
“I enjoyed having access to someone I admire that I wouldn’t usually have access to. David was really intelligent, talented, interesting and warm. He was very generous with his time and recounting his experiences, good and bad.”
– Jo Cross
“David is an expert in his field, professional, friendly, personal and humorous. The Australian Writers’ Centre is a great place to learn about the world of writing, publishing and to meet like-minded people.”
– Bettina Deda
“I enjoyed listening to David’s experiences and stories and getting tips that we can use in our writing. David is engaging and well-spoken. It’s a great course that gives you real insight into profile writing.”
– Elizabeth Fritz
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