Penelope Rowe
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Penelope Rowe (26 April 1946[1] – ) is an Australian journalist.
Rowe was born in Sydney, a daughter of Mollie Windsor and Dr Harry Matthew John Windsor, who was born in Ireland.
She studied at the University of Sydney and graduated BA in 1967. She became a teacher, working in secondary schools and adult education. In 2004 she completed a Master of Criminology, also at the University of Sydney.[2]
She worked as a journalist with ABC radio and "behind the scenes" with SBS television from around 1984.[3]
As an author she has drawn inspiration from her struggles with bipolar illness, particularly in The Best of Times, the Worst of Times (2005),[4] which she co-wrote with her daughter, television presenter and journalist Jessica Rowe.[5]
Rowe is a sister of Gerard Windsor.[6]
Bibliography
[edit]- Dance for the Ducks 1976 — dedicated "To my husband, John, with love / and thanks"
- Tiger Country 1990
- Unacceptable Behaviour 1992 short stories
- Blood Songs 1997
- The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: Our Family's Journey with Bipolar 2005
References
[edit]- ↑ "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 33, 808. New South Wales, Australia. 2 May 1946. p. 14. Retrieved 28 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "AustLit: Penelope Rowe". University of Queensland. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ↑ "Notice board". The Australian Jewish News. Vol. LIV, no. 3. Victoria, Australia. 9 October 1987. p. 16. Retrieved 28 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "The Best of Times, The Worst of Times : Our Family's Journey with Bipolar". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ↑ "Jessica Rowe". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ↑ "Gerard Windsor". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
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