BRI LEE





I’m a writer.

Here’s a flattering profile of me
in T Magazine Australia.

I live and work on Gadigal land 
in Sydney, Australia.

Find me on Instagram.

Current Projects




My new novel, Seed, was published by Simon & Schuster Australia in October 2025. My previous books include: Eggshell Skull (2018), Beauty (2019), Who Gets to Be Smart (2021), and The Work (2024).

I run Australia’s most successful literature Substack. Subscribe to News & Reviews here. Four times a year we run an online readers and writers festival via weekly livestreams.

In 2024 I co-founded Bibliocarta — a company offering travel for readers and a library for travellers. Our first trip offering for 2026 sold out in less than 12 hours. More announcements coming soon.

My PhD is about Australia’s new ‘public interest’ defence for defamation law. I hope to complete this later in 2026 and initiate plans to make my research useful to society. 

Together with the Women’s Justice Network I founded the ‘Freadom Inside’ project that gets books to women incarcerated in NSW. We recently raised $55,000 to run book club programs for those still inside.

Consulting

I leave a few days free each quarter for consulting work with individuals and organisations. 

My work and experience across sectors is my greatest asset: I bring communication and storytelling skills to corporate and government spaces; and I bring analytical, strategic, and criticial-thinking skills to artistic and creative spaces. 


I have experience with major arts organisations, top-tier law firms, and publishing and digital media companies. I’ve also worked with smaller teams and small business in the media, arts, travel, law, and publishing industries. 

I’m available for work either in-person or via Zoom/conference calls. Please get in touch if you have a project I can deliver or a problem I can help you solve.

















© BRI LEE 2025
Portraits by the very excellent Saskia Wilson. 
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