Theodora Biesheuvel

Theodora (Thea) Biesheuvel1939 - was born in Schiedam, Netherlands and emigrated to Australia in 1953 with her family members, grew up in country Australia, married and had three sons. She has written poetry since she was 8 but started short story writing as an adjunct to telling stories.Her first book was a poetry anthology written jointly with Peter Holzworth, in Brisbane, called Brisbane from a Balcony, another anthology of short stories, called So Far, and her most recent anthology called Even Further. She has also trialled a new approach to family history, called Dutch Treat. She teaches creative writing at U3A and is the President of The Society of Women Writers Qld Inc.