What the hell was I thinking?!: poking my publications list with a sharp stick

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Obviously I didn’t get that great job I was going for. It’s been a big process – emotions-wise – and a very steep emotional learning curve. I’ve cycled through all the stages of grief, because that’s what an emotionally intelligent human being does.

Somewhere in there I had a conversation (on the back of the amazing Guardian publishing win) about what does and doesn’t belong in my publications list.

This is what I submitted for the job, 247 words and 10 listings:

Ballard, S and Williams, A, 2015, ‘Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts 2015 Curriculum Transformation Project Pilot: CACS101 Contemporary Creative Practice; Development of Online Case Studies 2015’, Unpublished Report (submitted to UOW, December 2015).
Martin, C, Tattersall, K and Williams, A 2014, ‘Triple stigmas for transgender and aboriginal ‘Sistergirl’ sex workers in NSW: gathering stories from our communities to understand their intersection with evidence-based health practice and prevention of HIV’, poster presented at AIDS2014, Melbourne, Australia, 21 July, 2014.
2014 Winner, Varuna Publishers’ Introduction Program, Snakes and Ladders: A memoir, selected for manuscript development by Pan McMillan
Williams, A 2012, ‘Gaol behind closed doors: What the media can’t show us when it comes to Home Detention’, paper presented at the University of Wollongong Crime, Cameras, Action Conference, University of Wollongong, Australia, 18 February, 2012.
2012 Runner Up, Three-Minute Thesis Competition, Faculty of Creative Art, Faculty of Creative Arts, University of Wollongong
2012 Panellist, Academic Integrity Workshop, Learning Carnivale, Learning Development Unit, University of Wollongong
Williams, A 2011, ‘Memoir as a practice of self-surveillance: our obligations as unauthorised data collectors’, paper presented to the 16^th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association of Writing Programs (AAWP 2011), Byron Bay, Australia, 23-25 November, 2011.
2011 Participant, Pilot Program for Training New Casual Tutors, Conducted by Dr Joshua Lobb, Faculty of Creative Arts, University of Wollongong
2011 Australian Postgraduate Award Scholarship, Faculty of Creative Arts, University of Wollongong
2009 & 2008 Dean’s Merit List, Faculty of Arts, University of Wollongong
That’s all I included, because I thought that was all that mattered. You know, in the academic context and whatnot. After a recent conversation about myself as both primary (lived experience) and secondary (thinking in words) source, and another about me as ‘expert’, I decided to throw a few more things in there.

This is what I have now, 524 words and 24 listings:

Author: Anonymous 2016, ‘Working as a casual? Zip your lip and do as you’re told’, The Guardian, 22 April, http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2016/apr/22/working-as-a-casual-zip-your-lip-and-do-as-youre-told
Speaker: Williams, A 2016, ‘Self as Subject: the peculiar pickle of autobiographical higher degree research’, paper presented at the University of Newcastle Creative Arts Research Symposium, Newcastle, Australia, 9 June,
Author & Researcher: Ballard, S and Williams, A 2015, ‘Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts 2015 Curriculum Transformation Project Pilot: CACS101 Contemporary Creative Practice; Development of Online Case Studies 2015’, Unpublished Report (submitted to UOW, December 2015).
Author & Researcher: Martin, C, Tattersall, K and Williams, A 2014, ‘Triple stigmas for transgender and aboriginal ‘Sistergirl’ sex workers in NSW: gathering stories from our communities to understand their intersection with evidence-based health practice and prevention of HIV’, poster presented at AIDS2014, Melbourne, Australia, 21 July.
Source: Whitbourn, M 2014, ‘Fred Nile under fire for Facebook post about Charlotte Dawson abortion’, The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 February, http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/fred-nile-under-fire-for-facebook-post-about-charlotte-dawson-abortion-20140224-33bol.html
Winner: 2014 Varuna Publishers’ Introduction Program, Snakes and Ladders: A memoir, selected for manuscript development by Pan McMillan
Speaker & Primary source: Williams, A 2012, ‘Gaol behind closed doors: What the media can’t show us when it comes to Home Detention’, paper presented at the University of Wollongong Crime, Cameras, Action Conference, University of Wollongong, Australia, 18 February, 2012, https://angelajwilliams.me/2012/02/19/gaol-behind-closed-doors-what-the-media-cant-show-us-when-it-comes-to-home-detention/
Runner Up: 2012 Faculty of Creative Arts Three-Minute Thesis Competition, University of Wollongong
Panelist: 2012 Academic Integrity Workshop, Learning Carnivale, Learning Development Unit, University of Wollongong
Speaker: Williams, A 2011, ‘Memoir as a practice of self-surveillance: our obligations as unauthorised data collectors’, paper presented to the 16^th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association of Writing Programs (AAWP 2011), Byron Bay, Australia, 23-25 November, 2011.
Participant: 2011 Pilot Program for Training New Casual Tutors, Conducted by Dr Joshua Lobb, Faculty of Creative Arts, University of Wollongong
Awarded: 2011 Australian Postgraduate Award Scholarship, Faculty of Creative Arts, University of Wollongong
Primary source (Jennifer): Ting, I 2011, ‘Women prisoners set up to fail in ‘dumping’ jails’, Scoop Independent News, January 17, http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1101/S00064/women-prisoners-set-up-to-fail-in-dumping-jails.htm
Primary source (Jennifer): Ting, I 2010, ‘Mental health behind bars: why women prisoners are set up to fail’, Crikey, December 8, http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/08/mental-health-behind-bars-why-women-prisoners-are-set-up-to-fail/
Awarded: 2009 Dean’s Merit List, Faculty of Arts, University of Wollongong
Source (roller derby): Jones, M 2009, ‘Maidens get their skates on for some serious sport’, Illawarra Mercury, November 28, http://bit.ly/WIRDMedia
Source (roller derby): Thompson, J 2009, ‘High heels on killer wheels’, Wollongong & Northern Leader, November 26, http://bit.ly/WIRDMedia
Source (roller derby): Fuller, B 2009, ‘Girls can’t wait to skate’, Illawarra Mercury, August 8, http://bit.ly/WIRDMedia
Source (roller derby): Buchanan, J 2009, ‘Group gets skates on’, Wollongong & Northern Leader, July, http://bit.ly/WIRDMedia
Source (roller derby): Cox, B 2009, ‘Wheels in motion for Illawarra roller derby competition’, Illawarra Mercury, March 9, http://bit.ly/WIRDMedia
Awarded: 2008 Dean’s Merit List, Faculty of Arts, University of Wollongong
Author: AW, 2008, ‘First Word (letters to the editor): Foster families are invisible in a system in a system crying out to be fixed’, Sydney Morning Herald, 18 March, http://www.smh.com.au/news/letters/foster-families-are-invisible-in-a-system-crying-out-to-be-fixed/2008/03/17/1205602282148.html
Source (TIDE): Simpson, N 2006, ‘Students’ TIDE-al writing’, The Advertiser, May 24, http://bit.ly/TIDEMedia
Author: Williams, A 2006, ‘TIDE’s coming in’, Illawarra Mercury, May 23, http://bit.ly/TIDEMedia