| My name is Patrick Cornish. I am a writer and editor living in Perth, Western Australia.
“Brisk, bright and colourful” would be my banner as a professional wordsmith. Most of my paid work comprises writing obituaries for The West Australian daily newspaper, and commissioned book projects. The books are a blend of biographical and historical. Formal qualifications and employment I have a Master of Arts in English Literature from the University of Western Australia. From 1990 to 1993 I was Director of Journalism at Murdoch University, Perth, teaching in the new graduate diploma in journalism. |
I have tutored in English literature at UWA and the National University of Singapore, and in journalism at Curtin University of Technology. Twenty-five years of full-time newspaper reporting, sub-editing and feature writing taught me the rudiments of concise and colourful writing. |
 One of my many teachers…an elder at Yuendemu, Northern Territory |
