Janine Little’s writing on class, gender and cultural diversity has appeared in Australian and international media and scholarly press.

She is a working class writer from Brisbane who started in newspapers as a 16-year-old copy girl, reported in Queensland and England, and won an award for excellence in regional journalism before returning to university work at QUT, UQ, USQ, and now Deakin University.

She has First Class Honours, Research Masters and PhD qualifications in English/Communication and Cultural Studies.