Bri Lee

Bri Lee
Bri Lee
Born	13 December 1991 (age 32); Queensland, Australia
Occupation(s)	Writer, activist, journalist
Known for	Legal activism
Notable work	Eggshell Skull
Website	www.bri-lee.com

Brianna "Bri" Lee (born 13 December 1991)^[1]^[2] is an Australian author, journalist, and activist, known for her 2018 memoir Eggshell Skull.

Early life

Brianna Lee was born in Queensland, Australia.^[3]

Career

Writing and journalism

Lee's early writing work included a short story published in Voiceworks,^[4] while serving as the founder and editor of the (now defunct) feminist quarterly periodical Hot Chicks with Big Brains.^[5] Hot Chicks with Big Brains ran from 2015 until 2018, spanning seven issues. It featured articles and interviews with diverse women and non-binary people, including Darug elder Aunty Jacinta Tobin, Isabella Manfredi, Mehreen Faruqi,^[6] Ruby Tandoh,^[7] and Clementine Ford.^[8]

Lee's first book, the memoir Eggshell Skull was published by Allen & Unwin in early 2018.^[9] It describes Lee's experience as a complainant in the Australian court system for sexual abuse she was subjected to as a child, while simultaneously working as a Judge's Associate working on similar cases. The memoir was well received, winning several awards including the People's Choice Award at the 2019 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards,^[10] as well as the Davitt Award for debut novel^[11] and the Ned Kelly Award for best true crime^[12] in the same year. Funding for story development for a film adaptation was granted by Screen Australia in March 2023.^[13] In 2021, passages from Eggshull Skull were quoted in a parliamentary debate regarding reform to the criminal justice system in Queensland.^[14] In 2023, Lee's work was discussed in the Parliament of New South Wales after the second reading speech for the Criminal Procedure Amendment (Child Sexual Offence Evidence) Bill 2023.^[15]

In October 2019, Lee's essay Beauty was published by Allen & Unwin.^[16] In the essay, Lee examines her struggles with disordered eating. It was praised for its dissection of corporate middle class culture.^[17]

In 2020 Lee was appointed the Australian Copyright Agency's writer-in-residence at the University of Technology Sydney.^[18]

Her book, Who Gets to Be Smart, was published in 2021 by Allen & Unwin.^[19]

In 2022, Lee's journalism for The Saturday Paper investigated a 'loophole' whereby perpetrators of abuse were able to shield their assets from civil claims brought by their victims, by moving them into their superannuation.^[20] This was followed by further coverage by other outlets such as the ABC, and calls by Australian of the Year, Grace Tame for the government to enact reforms.^[21] The Australian Government subsequently pledged to close this loophole.^[22] Similarly, in 2023, Lee's investigative reporting into the financial affairs of Australian fashion label Ellery in The Monthly sparked further investigation and exposure by the ABC and other outlets.^[23]^[24] Lee was nominated for a Walkley Award for the piece.^[25]

Lee's debut novel, The Work, dealing with the development of a long-distance relationship between an art gallery owner in Chelsea, Manhattan, and a Queensland country boy turned art dealer, was published in 2024.^[26]

Advocacy and media

Together with Bond University's Professor Jonathan Crowe,^[27] Lee co-authored legal research and built ConsentLawQLD.com, a platform for the advocacy which led to the Queensland Attorney-General referring consent in rape and sexual assault to the Queensland Law Reform Commission in 2019.^[28]^[29]

Lee has been featured in advertising campaigns for brands including Sportsgirl,^[30] Mimco,^[31] Camilla and Marc,^[32] and Fashion Journal.^[33] Her advocacy has been recognised with a shortlisting for Women's Agenda Leadership Awards^[34] and a placement as one of the Australian Financial Review's "Women of Influence" in 2019.^[35]

In 2021, in partnership with the Women's Justice Network and Gleebooks, Lee launched "Freadom Inside", an initiative facilitating the provision of books to inmates in women's correctional facilities in New South Wales.^[36]

Lee hosts the 'B List Bookclub', a monthly bookclub featuring Australian and international authors, with the State Library of New South Wales.^[37] Lee has made several appearances on the ABC program The Drum^[38] as well as appearing on Radio National,^[39] discussing issues such as law reform, and her written work.

Awards

Honours

Year	Awards and fellowships
2016	Inaugural Kat Muscat Fellowship^[40]
2017	Griffith Review Queensland Writer's Fellowship^[41]
2018	Queensland Literary Awards – Premier's Young Publishers and Writers Award^[42]
2019	Australian Financial Review – Women of Influence 2019^[35]
2021	University of Queensland Alumni Award, for advocacy for survivors of sexual assault and for law reform^[43]

Literary awards

Year	Work	Award	Category	Result	Ref
2018	Eggshell Skull	Nib Literary Award for Research and Writing	People's Choice	Won	^[44]
2019		Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA)	Biography of the Year	Won	^[45]
		Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA)	Matt Richell New Writer Award	Shortlisted	^[46]
		CHASS Book Prize	—	Shortlisted	^[47]
		Davitt Award	True Crime	Longlisted	^[48]
		Davitt Award	Debut Crime Book	Won	^[49]
		Indie Book Awards	Non-Fiction	Shortlisted	^[50]
		Ned Kelly Award	True Crime	Won	^[51]
		Stella Prize	—	Longlisted	^[52]
		Victorian Premier's Literary Awards	Nonfiction	Shortlisted	^[53]
		Victorian Premier's Literary Awards	People's Choice Award	Shortlisted	^[54]
2021	Who Gets to Be Smart	Nib Literary Award for Research and Writing	Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award	Longlisted	^[55]
2022		Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA)	Non-Fiction	Longlisted	^[56]
2022		Indie Books Award	Non-Fiction	Shortlisted	^[57]

Works

Eggshull Skull (2018)
Who Gets to Be Smart (2021)

References

^ Brie Lee", WorldCat
^ Bri Lee (2 May 2017). "Young lady, that's inappropriate". Griffith Review. ISBN 9781925498356. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
^ ""Bri Lee"". Booked Out Speakers. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
^ Lee, Bri (Winter 2015). "Hunting with Robert". Voiceworks. 100: 57–59.
^ Lee, Bri. "Hot Chicks with Big Brains". Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
^ "Issue #4". Hot Chicks with Big Brains. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ "Issue #5". Hot Chicks with Big Brains. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ "Issue #6". Hot Chicks with Big Brains. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ Lee, Bri (2018). Eggshell Skull. Allen & Unwin.
^ "VPLAs 2019: Manus detainee Boochani wins $100k top prize". Books+Publishing. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ "'The Ruin' wins best novel at 2019 Davitt Awards". Books+Publishing. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ "Winners of the Ned Kelly Awards 2019 announced". Books+Publishing. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ "Screen Australia funds Eggshell Skull adaptation development". Books+Publishing. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ Queensland Parliamentary Hansard. 2021.
^ "Hansard & House Papers". www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ Lee, Bri (2019). Beauty. [S.l.]: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1760876524. OCLC 1111771887.
^ "A Review of 'Beauty' by Bri Lee". Westerly Magazine. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^ "Bri Lee joins UTS as Copyright Agency's Writer-in-Residence". University of Technology Sydney. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
^ Silcox, Beejay (10 June 2021). "Who Gets to Be Smart by Bri Lee review – gutsy but unfocused interrogation of academic privilege". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ Lee, Bri (26 March 2022). "Delays are allowing abusers to hide assets from their victims". The Saturday Paper. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
^ Shine, Rhiannon (22 June 2022). "Grace Tame wants Albanese government to close paedophile superannuation loophole". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 3 August 2023.
^ Shine, Rhiannon (18 January 2023). "Government pledges to close child abuser superannuation loophole". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 3 August 2023.
^ Lee, Bri (1 April 2023). "Debt-à-porter". The Monthly. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
^ Brown, Rachael (1 July 2023). "Designer Kym Ellery's edgy outfits won over celebrities. Her 2019 fashion business collapse left suppliers owed millions". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 3 August 2023.
^ Gorman, James (20 September 2023). "2023 Walkley Business Journalism Award Finalists Announced". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ Lee, Bri (2024). The Work. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 9781761069390.
^ Wolfe, Natalie (10 July 2019). "The few seconds and hair touch that let a rapist go free". News.com.au. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
^ ""Submission to the Queensland Law Reform Commission's Consent and Mistake of Fact Review" by Andrew Dyer" (PDF). The University of Sydney. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
^ D'Ath, Yvette (9 July 2019). "Palaszczuk government to refer consent laws to Queensland Law Reform Commission". The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
^ apatelsus (28 January 2019). "Meet That Girl: Bri Lee". Blog | Sportsgirl. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^ "Unite – Meet Bri Lee". www.mimco.com.au. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ "Bri Lee". Camilla and Marc. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ "Queensland's sexual consent law is changing thanks to Bri Lee". Fashion Journal. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ "Announcing the finalists of the 2019 Women's Agenda Leadership Awards". Women's Agenda. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Bri Lee". Afrwomen of Influence. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ "Women's Justice Network". Gleebooks.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
^ "The B List Bookclub". State Library of NSW. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ "The Drum: Tuesday 23rd of June", ABC News (Australia), 23 June 2020, retrieved 21 February 2021
^ "Women and the Law". ABC Radio National. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ "Announcing The 2016 Kat Muscat Fellow". Express Media. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^ "Fellowship winners announced". Griffith Review. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^ "2018 Queensland Literary Award winners show off local talent". Ministerial Media Statements. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ "Meet our 2021 UQ Alumni Award winners, Bri Lee and Mikhara Ramsing". law.uq.edu.au. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
^ "Winners announced today for the national 2018 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award - Waverley Council". www.waverley.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
^ "Biography Book of the Year". ABIA. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ "2019 ABIA Shortlist Announce". ABIA. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ "Media Releases | CHASS". Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ "2019-Davitt-Awards-long-list" (PDF).
^ "The Davitt Award winners 2019". www.readings.com.au. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ AusIndieBooks (15 January 2019). "Shortlist Announced for Indie Book Awards 2019". Indie Book Awards. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
^ "Ned Kelly Awards 2019 Winner – Allen & Unwin – Australia". www.allenandunwin.com. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ "Announcing the Winner of the 2019 Stella Prize". The Stella Prize. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2019 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
^ "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2019". The Wheeler Centre. Archived from the original on 29 December 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^ "2021 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award longlist announced - Waverley Council". www.waverley.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
^ Gosselin, Tessa (22 March 2022). "2022 Long List Announcement". ABIA. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
^ "Indie Book Awards 2022 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

External links

Official website

[1] Brie Lee", WorldCat

[2] Bri Lee (2 May 2017). "Young lady, that's inappropriate". Griffith Review. ISBN 9781925498356. Retrieved 14 June 2024.

[3] ""Bri Lee"". Booked Out Speakers. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

[4] Lee, Bri (Winter 2015). "Hunting with Robert". Voiceworks. 100: 57–59.

[5] Lee, Bri. "Hot Chicks with Big Brains". Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.

[6] "Issue #4". Hot Chicks with Big Brains. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

[7] "Issue #5". Hot Chicks with Big Brains. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

[8] "Issue #6". Hot Chicks with Big Brains. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

[9] Lee, Bri (2018). Eggshell Skull. Allen & Unwin.

[10] "VPLAs 2019: Manus detainee Boochani wins $100k top prize". Books+Publishing. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

[11] "'The Ruin' wins best novel at 2019 Davitt Awards". Books+Publishing. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

[12] "Winners of the Ned Kelly Awards 2019 announced". Books+Publishing. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

[13] "Screen Australia funds Eggshell Skull adaptation development". Books+Publishing. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

[14] Queensland Parliamentary Hansard. 2021.

[15] "Hansard & House Papers". www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

[16] Lee, Bri (2019). Beauty. [S.l.]: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1760876524. OCLC 1111771887.

[17] "A Review of 'Beauty' by Bri Lee". Westerly Magazine. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.

[18] "Bri Lee joins UTS as Copyright Agency's Writer-in-Residence". University of Technology Sydney. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.

[19] Silcox, Beejay (10 June 2021). "Who Gets to Be Smart by Bri Lee review – gutsy but unfocused interrogation of academic privilege". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[20] Lee, Bri (26 March 2022). "Delays are allowing abusers to hide assets from their victims". The Saturday Paper. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[21] Shine, Rhiannon (22 June 2022). "Grace Tame wants Albanese government to close paedophile superannuation loophole". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[22] Shine, Rhiannon (18 January 2023). "Government pledges to close child abuser superannuation loophole". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[23] Lee, Bri (1 April 2023). "Debt-à-porter". The Monthly. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[24] Brown, Rachael (1 July 2023). "Designer Kym Ellery's edgy outfits won over celebrities. Her 2019 fashion business collapse left suppliers owed millions". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[25] Gorman, James (20 September 2023). "2023 Walkley Business Journalism Award Finalists Announced". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

[26] Lee, Bri (2024). The Work. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 9781761069390.

[27] Wolfe, Natalie (10 July 2019). "The few seconds and hair touch that let a rapist go free". News.com.au. Retrieved 3 September 2010.

[28] ""Submission to the Queensland Law Reform Commission's Consent and Mistake of Fact Review" by Andrew Dyer" (PDF). The University of Sydney. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

[29] D'Ath, Yvette (9 July 2019). "Palaszczuk government to refer consent laws to Queensland Law Reform Commission". The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

[30] telsus (28 January 2019). "Meet That Girl: Bri Lee". Blog | Sportsgirl. Retrieved 9 February 2021.

[31] "Unite – Meet Bri Lee". www.mimco.com.au. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

[32] "Bri Lee". Camilla and Marc. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

[33] "Queensland's sexual consent law is changing thanks to Bri Lee". Fashion Journal. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

[34] "Announcing the finalists of the 2019 Women's Agenda Leadership Awards". Women's Agenda. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

[:1-35] "Bri Lee". Afrwomen of Influence. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

[36] "Women's Justice Network". Gleebooks.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2021.

[37] "The B List Bookclub". State Library of NSW. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

[38] "The Drum: Tuesday 23rd of June", ABC News (Australia), 23 June 2020, retrieved 21 February 2021

[39] "Women and the Law". ABC Radio National. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

[40] "Announcing The 2016 Kat Muscat Fellow". Express Media. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2021.

[41] "Fellowship winners announced". Griffith Review. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2021.

[42] "2018 Queensland Literary Award winners show off local talent". Ministerial Media Statements. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

[43] "Meet our 2021 UQ Alumni Award winners, Bri Lee and Mikhara Ramsing". law.uq.edu.au. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.

[44] "Winners announced today for the national 2018 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award - Waverley Council". www.waverley.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 10 October 2024.

[45] "Biography Book of the Year". ABIA. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

[46] "2019 ABIA Shortlist Announce". ABIA. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

[47] "Media Releases | CHASS". Retrieved 21 February 2021.

[48] "2019-Davitt-Awards-long-list" (PDF).

[49] "The Davitt Award winners 2019". www.readings.com.au. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

[50] AusIndieBooks (15 January 2019). "Shortlist Announced for Indie Book Awards 2019". Indie Book Awards. Retrieved 10 October 2024.

[51] "Ned Kelly Awards 2019 Winner – Allen & Unwin – Australia". www.allenandunwin.com. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

[52] "Announcing the Winner of the 2019 Stella Prize". The Stella Prize. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

[53] "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2019 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. Retrieved 10 October 2024.

[54] "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2019". The Wheeler Centre. Archived from the original on 29 December 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2021.

[55] "2021 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award longlist announced - Waverley Council". www.waverley.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 10 October 2024.

[56] Gosselin, Tessa (22 March 2022). "2022 Long List Announcement". ABIA. Retrieved 10 October 2024.

[57] "Indie Book Awards 2022 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

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Bri Lee

Early life

Career

Writing and journalism

Advocacy and media

Awards

Honours

Literary awards

Works

References

External links

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