Loretta Barnard

Loretta Barnard is an author, arts writer, reviewer, editor, and project manager. Over 40 years, she worked in educational, academic, technical, legal and trade publishing, as editor, writer, researcher, manuscript assessor, picture researcher, proof-reader, commissioning editor and project manager. She's been a contributing writer to a range of reference books; is a published poet; and has authored five non-fiction titles (including 2020's 'Kindred Chords: Australian Musical Families')....See more

Loretta Barnard is an author, arts writer, reviewer, editor, and project manager. Over 40 years, she worked in educational, academic, technical, legal and trade publishing, as editor, writer, researcher, manuscript assessor, picture researcher, proof-reader, commissioning editor and project manager. She's been a contributing writer to a range of reference books; is a published poet; and has authored five non-fiction titles (including 2020's 'Kindred Chords: Australian Musical Families'). Loretta studied Australian history in her undergraduate degree, before completing her MA in English literature from UNSW. She's currently a reviewer for the Music Trust Australia's 'Loudmouth' ezine, and a regular contributor on the arts to a number of online sites. See less