Jill Margo is one of Australia’s most respected health
journalist. Her work has won more than a dozen international and national
awards, including the prestigious Walkley Award. She has a weekly page
in The Australian Financial Review and has published bestsellers
in the fields of biography and health. In 2006, she was awarded the Order
of Australia for her pioneering work in journalism and for her contribution
to cancer awareness. During her 30 year career in journalism, Jill Margo
has worked for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian.
She lives in Sydney with her three children.
Emily Margo is an award winning philosophy student at the University
of New South Wales. As Jill’s daughter, she has grown up in a world of
journalism. Emerging now as a writer herself, Emily contributes to magazines
and volunteers much of her time to community service organisations.