Sunil Badami
Dr Sunil Badami is a writer, critic, broadcaster and academic. He has a BA (Hons) in Communications (UTS), MA (Distinction) in Creative and Life Writing (Goldsmiths) and a Doctorate of Creative Arts (UTS).
He has written for publications including The Sydney Morning Herald, Good Weekend, The Australian, The Monthly, The Guardian, Australian Gourmet Traveller, Art and Australia, Southerly, Island, Westerly, Meanjin and more on literature, film, travel, food, film, culture, race and politics. His work has been published in Australia and overseas, including in Best Australian Stories and Best Australian Essays. He has taught creative writing at the University of NSW, University of Technology, Sydney and Faber Academy at Allen and Unwin, and is chair of a panel at the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards. He presented the national ABC Local Radio show Sunday Takeaway, and continues to appear from time to time on ABC Local Radio, Radio National, Double J and ABC TV. He lives in Sydney.
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