Meaghan Wilson Anastasios

Screenwriter and bestselling author of 'The Honourable Thief', 'The Water Diviner', and 'The Pacific: In the Footsteps of Captain Cook.'

A few letters I’ve gained

PhD (Art History and Cultural Economics), University of Melbourne. Thesis: Art at Auction: Price Formation and the Creation of Superstars in the Australian Art Auction Market.

Master of Art Curatorship, University of Melbourne.

Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Archaeology, Classical Studies, Art History, University of Melbourne.

Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), Accredited Member, screenwriter, researcher.


A few things I’ve done

Finalist, AACTA Reg Grundy Award, 2022

Finalist, Audie Audible Book of the Year Award, The Water Diviner

Copywriter, Elenberg Fraser, design and architecture practice (2019 – 2021)

Australia/NZ correspondent, UK-based Research Professional News (current)

Lecturer, tutor and course co-ordinator, University of Melbourne (2006 – 2017). Lecturer and tutor in the Art History and Master of Arts and Cultural Management postgraduate programs, and co-ordinator of the arts management and art curatorship internship programs. Selected subjects: Visual Culture Industries, The Economics of Culture; The Virtual Print Room; Art, Market and Methods; Modern Art: The Politics of the New.

Victorian Representative, Artbank, Australian Government’s contemporary art acquisition and support program.

Art Department Manager, Fine Art Specialist and auctioneer, Leonard Joel Australia, art auction company.

Archaeologist and Illustrator, University of Melbourne and LaTrobe University excavations in Greece and the Middle East.

Art valuer, Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Gallery Manager and Researcher, Spencer Scott Sandilands, Old Master Print and Map gallery.

Curatorial Assistant and Archaeological Illustrator, National Gallery of Victoria, Department of Antiquities