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Holly Wainwright
BornDecember 1971[1][2]
Manchester, England [3][4]
Occupations
  • Author
  • Writer
  • Podcast host
Children2[3][4]

Holly Wainwright (born December 1971)[1][2] is a British-Australian writer, author, podcast host, and since 2014, an editor of the Mamamia website.

She was born in Manchester.[3][4] She came to Australia as a backpacker in 1995 and settled in Sydney.[3] She lived in Coogee for about 20 years.[3]

Career

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In Sydney, she worked as a journalist and then editor for travel and celebrity magazines.[4] Among other titles, she worked for Woman's Day.[5]

Wainwright was Deputy Editor for OK! Magazine before joining Mamamia's parenting site iVillage Australia as Editor in 2013.[6] The following year, she was appointed Editor of the main Mamamia site itself.[6][5] She says that the motivation for her transition from print "gossip magazines" to digital (at a substantial pay cut) was driven by the traditional media becoming "meaner. Especially about women, their relationships and their bodies."[1]

In 2016, Mamamia split into two divisions — news and entertainment — with Wainwright appointed editor of the latter.[7] By 2018, she was Head of Content and was co-hosting Mamamia's flagship podcast Mamamia Out Loud together with Mamamia founder Mia Freedman and Executive Editor Jessie Stephens.[4]

Wainwright has toured with her Mamamia Out Loud co-hosts as they present live shows in a similar format to the podcast to audiences around Australia.[8] They toured in 2018 (Tamworth, Newcastle, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Dubbo),[9] 2019 (Hobart, Brisbane, Perth, Darwin, Adelaide, Cairns, Orange, Gelong, Sydney),[10] 2022 (Orange, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne Sydney),[11] and 2024 (Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney).[12][13] Wainwright has described the live shows as "absolutely one of the best professional experiences I’ve ever had."[8]

Novels

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Four of her novels have been published:

Mia Freedman compared the style of her first novel to that of Liane Moriarty and Zoë Foster Blake.[14] Alicia Franceschini in Glam Adelaide wrote that although the book "does sometimes fall into the trap of painting an almost caricature of women’s experiences of motherhood, it never fails to do so with a light-hearted nature and a tongue in cheek self awareness that is rarely seen in modern literature for women."[18]

Writing for the New Zealand Herald, reviewer Hannah Tunnicliffe praised I Give My Marriage a Year for its "back-story, humour, psychological insight and explanations that deepen your interest and attachment" to the characters depicted.[19] Rosalind Moran, reviewing the same book for ArtsHub, concluded "through investigating the personalities and relationships of her characters with a fine-tooth comb, Wainwright prompts the reader to consider their own life and relationships; how these might be fraying at the seams; and whether they might do better."[20]

The Couple Upstairs was listed at #24 on Better Reading's list of the "Top 100 Books of 2023".[21] Dee Young in Brisbanista described it as "a novel that delves into the darker side of human nature, relationships, and where they lead. Is there a way of preventing another person from making similar mistakes to those made by oneself in the past? AND, is intervention an option or should one leave well alone?"[22] The Australian Women's Weekly called it "an important read."[23]

Wainwright's writer's festival appearances include:

Personal life

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Wainwright has a partner and two children.[3][4] In 2021, she and her family relocated to regional New South Wales,[29][30] which she describes as a "treechange".[30]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Holly Wainwright (14 December 2021). "HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: I'm about to turn 50. Here's a list of things I didn't expect to happen in my 40s". Mamamia. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Holly Wainwright (14 December 2022). "HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: 'I turned 50 and a year later I looked very different.'". Mamamia. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Monday's Local Mum Holly Wainwright". Eastern Suburbs Mums. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Holly Wainwright: Journalist, Blogger, Author". Burdekin Readers and Writers Assoc Inc. Archived from the original on 2019-02-26.
  5. ^ a b Mamamia Team (16 September 2014). "Open Post: Come meet our new Editor, Holly Wainwright". Mamamia. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  6. ^ a b Ward, Miranda (15 September 2014). "iVillage editor Holly Wainwright moves to same role for Mamamia". Mumbrella. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  7. ^ Ward, Miranda (4 August 2016). "Mamamia completes brand migration under hero masthead with rebrand". Mumbrella. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  8. ^ a b Hogan, Tamara (October 2019). "What Women Want". Duo. No. 155. Ayr, Queensland: Burdekin Local News. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  9. ^ Mamamia Team (7 September 2022). "Events". Facebook. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Upcoming Events". Mamamia. Archived from the original on 2019-08-01.
  11. ^ Mamamia Team (7 September 2022). "Buy your ticket to the Mamamia Out Loud Live tour". Mamamia. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  12. ^ Mamamia Team (13 March 2024). "Everything you need to know about our brand new live show". Mamamia. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Mamamia Out Loud LIVE". Mamamia Out Loud LIVE. Mamamia. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  14. ^ a b "The Mummy Bloggers". Allen & Unwin: Book Publishers. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  15. ^ "How to be Perfect". Allen & Unwin: Book Publishers. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  16. ^ "I Give My Marriage a Year". Macmillan: Pan Macmillan Australia. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  17. ^ "The Couple Upstairs". Macmillan: Pan Macmillan Australia. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  18. ^ Franceschini, Alicia (5 June 2018). "BOOKS & LITERATUREBook Review: The Mummy Bloggers, by Holly Wainwright". Glam Adelaide. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  19. ^ Tunnicliffe, Miranda (13 November 2020). "I Give My Marriage A Year by Holly Wainwright". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  20. ^ Moran, Rosalind (6 October 2020). "Book Review: I Give my Marriage a Year by Holly Wainwright". ArtsHub. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  21. ^ "Top 100 Books of 2023" (PDF). Better Reading. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  22. ^ Young, Dee (3 December 2022). "The Couple Upstairs by Holly Wainwright – Book Review". Brisbanista. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  23. ^ "The Couple Upstairs, by Holly Wainwright, Pan Macmillan". The Australian Women's Weekly. Sydney: Are Media. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  24. ^ "Ignite Your Mind". Burdekin Readers and Writers Assoc Inc. Archived from the original on 2018-04-11.
  25. ^ "Northern Beaches Readers Festival - Program". Northern Beaches Readers Festival. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  26. ^ "Mother's Day High Tea: Holly Wainwright & Frances Whiting". Brisbane Writers Festival. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  27. ^ Karyn King (9 January 2023). "Holly Wainwright". Cairns Tropical Writers Festival. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  28. ^ "Storytellers". StoryFest. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  29. ^ Holly Wainwright (6 October 2021). "HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: It's been months since we moved our family to the country. Here's what we've learned". Mamamia. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  30. ^ a b Holly Wainwright (28 June 2022). "HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: My family 'tree-changed' one year ago. Here are 13 things we've learned". Mamamia. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
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