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A storyteller at heart, Michele Gierck continues to write stories across genres: from adult non-fiction articles, and a series of reflections on palliative care, to developing a new environmental children's tale. 'I just love being creative and curious,' Michele says. And let's not forget how much she enjoys engaging with audiences of all ages. 

Over the last 12 months, she has also interviewed top environmental scientists for a series of articles published in Eureka Street Magazine. 

Robyn Williams, host of the Science Show on Radio National interviewed Michele, about her first children's book, Gladys and Stripey: Two little fish on one BIG adventure. You can listen here. (Spoiler alert - he thinks the book is delightful, and a wonderful way of introducing kids to science.)

Robyn Williams interviews Michele Gierck

The book also featured in the Wilderness Society's Wilderness Journal #27. 

Public libraries can order copies of Gladys and Stripey through James Bennett or  ALS Library Supplies. 

If you'd like to book Michele to present, on her children's book, the power of your own story, or memoir writing, please reach out via the contact page on this website.

To listen to Michele’s 50-minute chat with Richard Fidler, on ABC radio CONVERSATIONS, live around Australia, click here.

Michele’s talk at Alzheimer’s Australia SA is available online. (See below.) Hosted by ABC Radio Host Peter Goers, Michele Gierck is in conversation with Kathryn Quintel (CEO Alzheimer’s Aust SA) and Ann Pietsch (who is living with dementia).

Michele’s talk at The Wheeler Centre, on the panel with John Daley, Patricia Edgar & Susan Ryan is now available to watch online. Click here to view.

Finding print copies of Michele’s book, Fraying: Mum, memory loss, the medical maze and me can be tricky. If you are trying to track down a copy, and haven’t been able to get your hands on one, please contact Michele on the contact page of this website.

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Michele is working on a new environmental children's book story. Stay tuned for more news soon!

Recently, Michele presented four fun and hands-on sessions to Grade 1 students at Watsonia Heights Primary School, based on Gladys and Stripey, and fish ladders. (See blog pics.)

You can read Michele’s latest article, a reflection on The Human Cost of War.

Or dive into Michele's much loved, and reprinted, article, Letter to a Tank Commander, here. (A timely reflection on war, originally written in 2002, republished in 2024.)

Michele's interview with Robyn Williams, on The Science Show on Radio National, aired on Sat 25 Nov '23. It's podcast on the Science Show website. Listen now.

While Michele continues to speak about memoir writing, and the power of telling your own story, she continues to collaborate with a variety of people on their books, from memoirs to a collection of blog posts or reflections.

Michele loves presenting on writing your memoir, and inspiring audiences.

Savour Michele’s latest travel article ‘Lobsters by the Tail’, a feature on Atlantic Canada which appeared in the Weekend Australian

Michele’s Gierck’s article on the lost art of listening appeared in The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, and The Canberra Times. You might enjoy a read.

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