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Tracey Spicer Tracey Spicer i(7166643 works by)
Born: Established: 1967 Brisbane, Queensland, ;
Gender: Female
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1 1 y separately published work icon The Good Girl Stripped Bare Tracey Spicer , Sydney : ABC Books , 2017 12035358 2017 single work autobiography

'From bogan to boned and beyond – a full-frontal femoir 

'Tracey Spicer was always the good girl. Inspired by Jana Wendt, this bogan from the Brisbane backwaters waded through the 'cruel and shallow money trench' of television to land a dream role: national news anchor for a commercial network. But the journalist found that, for women, TV was less about news and more about helmet hair, masses of makeup and fatuous fashion, in an era when bosses told you to 'stick your tits out', 'lose two inches off your arse', and 'quit before you're too long in the tooth'. Still, Tracey plastered on a smile and did what she was told. But when she was sacked by email after having a baby, this good girl turned 'bad', taking legal action against the network for pregnancy discrimination. In this frank and funny 'femoir' - part memoir, part manifesto - Tracey 'sheconstructs' the structural barriers facing women in the workplace and encourages us all to shake off the shackles of the good girl.'  (Publication summary)
1 The Cold Marble Slab Tracey Spicer , 2017 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Unbreakable : Women Share Stories of Resilience and Hope 2017; (p. 47-51)
1 The Seven Sins Tracey Spicer , 2016 single work prose
— Appears in: Best Austrian Australian Comedy Writing 2016; (p. 67-74) 'Last year, I confessed to being a “vain fool” in front of more than a million people. That’s how I started my TED Talk, in which I deconstructed the beauty myth by stripping away the layers of artifice. Tonight, I plan to perform a similar striptease: not of the seven veils, but the seven deadly sins.' (Introduction)
1 2 y separately published work icon She's Having a Laugh George McEncroe , Yumi Stynes , Gretel Killeen , Jennifer Wong , Tracey Spicer , Candy Bowers , Annabel Crabb , Fiona Scott-Norman , Corinne Grant , Anita Heiss , Jodie Hill , Tracy Bartram , Caitlin Crowley , George McEncroe , Melbourne : Affirm Press , 2015 8515841 2015 anthology prose humour

'In She’s Having a Laugh, 25 of the funniest women in Australia write about life, love and laughter. Their stories are irreverent, intimate and – most of all – often hilarious. They reflect on why they became comedians, celebrate the funny women in their own lives, explore what’s different about the female funny bone, and take a look at the power of laughter for us all.' (Source: Publisher's website)
1 To Die For Tracey Spicer , 2015 single work prose
— Appears in: She's Having a Laugh 2015; (p. 113-122)
1 Tracey Spicer Tracey Spicer , 2014 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Between Us : Women of Letters 2014; (p. 303-307)
1 To the Moment the Lights Came On : Tracy Spicer Tracey Spicer , 2013 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Yours Truly : Cathartic Confessions, Passionate Declarations and Vivid Recollections from Women of Letters 2013; (p. 215-217)
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