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Bri Lee

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Bri Lee

Aliases: Brianna Lee / Brianna "Bri" Lee

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1991-12-13 （Queensland, Australia）
Nationality
Australia
Languages
English
Residence History
Queensland, Australia

Career

Occupations
Writer, activist, journalist
Active Years
2015-
Nominations
Stella Prize Longlist (2019, Eggshell Skull), Indie Book Awards Shortlist (2019, Non-Fiction)

Awards

Victorian Premier's Literary Awards People's Choice Award
2019
Work: Eggshell Skull
Organization: Victorian Government
Result: Won
Davitt Award
2019
Work: Eggshell Skull
Category: Debut Crime Book
Organization: Sisters in Crime Australia
Result: Won
Ned Kelly Award
2019
Work: Eggshell Skull
Category: True Crime
Organization: Australian Crime Writers Association
Result: Won
Australian Book Industry Awards
2019
Work: Eggshell Skull
Category: Biography of the Year
Result: Won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Eggshell Skull

2018 Non-fiction/Memoir

Memoir detailing her experience as a sexual abuse complainant and judge's associate in court.

Sexual abuseJustice systemFeminism
Adaptations
  • [Film]

Beauty

2019 Essay

Essay examining struggles with disordered eating.

Eating disordersBeauty standards

Who Gets to Be Smart

2021 Non-fiction

Exploration of academic privilege.

EducationClass

The Work

2024 Fiction

Debut novel about a long-distance relationship between an art gallery owner and art dealer.

RomanceArt

Bibliography

  • Eggshell Skull (2018)
  • Beauty (2019)
  • Who Gets to Be Smart (2021)
  • The Work (2024)
  • Seed (2025)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Direct prosePersonal narrative
Recurring Motifs
Justice reformWomen's experiences

Health

  • Disordered eating
    Explored in Beauty essay

Legacy

Australian author known for memoirs on sexual trauma and critiques of the legal system, winner of multiple literary awards, advocate for law reform.

In Popular Culture

  • Eggshell Skull quoted in Queensland Parliament for justice reform
  • Discussed in NSW Parliament

Trivia

  • Founder and editor of Hot Chicks with Big Brains (2015-2018)
  • Co-author of ConsentLawQLD.com
  • Host of B List Bookclub