Creative Writing as Research II

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Biographical note: Jillian (Jill) Adams (B Arts (Hons), Dip Ed, MA) started a career in town planning, before she set off to Paris to pursue her dream of becoming a Cordon Bleu cook. She is a qualified teacher, a graduate of Cordon Bleu École de Cuisine in Paris and, until recently, was the Training and Development Manager of Coffee Academy, a joint initiative of Douwe Egberts Australia and the William Angliss Institute. Jillian is currently president of the Oral History Association of Australia. Her book, Barista: A guide to espresso coffee (2008) is used widely in espresso coffee training in Australia and overseas, while her A Good Brew: H. A. Bennett & Sons and tea and coffee trading in Australia, tells the story of social and cultural change in Australia through the stories of people involved in our tea and coffee industries, and will be published in 2013. Jillian completed a Masters in Oral History and Historical Memory at Monash University in 2011 and in January 2012 commenced study towards her PhD at Central Queensland University in the School of Creative and Performing Arts working on Australian culinary history post World War II. She has co-edited a special edition of MC Journal on 'coffee', published articles in numerous academic journals, and presented a series of papers at local and international conferences.