Executive Director - Chris Gallagher

Chris has twenty years experience in initiating, mentoring, facilitating and delivering writitng initiatives  across many genres. She is an artist in her own right producing documentary and drama with a focus on Australian stories. Her roles have included: National Director of the Australian Script Centre; Peer Advisor to the Literature Board of the Aistralia Council; Director of the Victorian Writers' Centre; and Industry and Cultural Development for Screen Tasmania. Chris's passion for the arts, her astute management skills and vision for the promotion of Tasmania's writing expertise have lead her to her new role as Director of the Tasmanian Writers' Centre.