Dr Milissa Deitz lectures in communications, journalism and creative writing in the School of Humanities and Communication Arts at the University of Western Sydney. Her book Watch This Space: The Future of Australian Journalism was published in 2010 by Cambridge University Press. Her books Bloodlust and My Life As A Side Effect are both published by Random House.
A former full-time journalist, Milissa has been published in a wide variety of newspapers and magazines, is currently working on her second novel, and is the co-host of book show Shelf Life on community TV station TVS.