Michelle Prak, aka Prakky, has more than 30 years’ experience in the communications field, spanning public relations, corporate communications, journalism, politics and social media. Michelle is a Fellow of the Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA). She spent three years as President of the SA chapter of PRIA. She was appointed one of the inaugural mentors for Women in Media in 2015.
Michelle is also a fiction writer. In May 2023, Simon & Schuster ANZ published her thriller The Rush. In June 2023, HarperCollins France published The Rush as Le Deluge. In June 2023, World English rights for The Rush were sold to Crooked Lane Books in New York. In April 2024, Simon & Schuster ANZ published Barren Cape.
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About me
Michelle Prak, aka Prakky, has more than 30 years’ experience in the communications field, spanning public relations, corporate communications, journalism, politics and social media. Michelle is a Fellow of the Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA). She spent three years as President of the SA chapter of PRIA. She was appointed one of the inaugural mentors for Women in Media in 2015.
Michelle is also a fiction writer. In May 2023, Simon & Schuster ANZ published her thriller The Rush. In June 2023, HarperCollins France published The Rush as Le Deluge. In June 2023, World English rights for The Rush were sold to Crooked Lane Books in New York. In April 2024, Simon & Schuster ANZ published Barren Cape.
Michelle has published short stories in the Westerly, Meanjin and more. In July 2021, she was runner-up in the Furphy Literary Award for her story Holden. See more at michelleprak.com
About me
Public Relations Institute of Australia (SA) - immediate past president.
Fellow PRIA.
Former Board Member, Crime Stoppers SA.
Former Board Member, Writers SA.
Mentor, Women in Media.
About me
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 01/03/2017 |
Michelle has made extensive media appearances over many years, across TV, radio and print. This includes a regular stint on ABC 891 radio. Please see a quick snapshot at the link below., https://prakkypedia.prakky.com.au/aboutmichelleprak/ |
About me
Master of Communication Management University of South Australia
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included.
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
Prak, M 2021, 'Pay day', Westerly, vol. 66, no. 1, pp. 88-95. |
Teaching & student supervision