Vale Gemma Carey 

Australian author and academic Gemma Carey has died.

Carey was director of the Centre for Social Impact University of New South Wales, where she undertook primary research in governance and policy implementation. She completed a PhD in social policy and population health from the University of Melbourne and a Masters in Anthropology and Public Health (research) from the University of Adelaide. Allen & Unwin published her memoir No Matter Our Wreckage.

Allen & Unwin writes:

All who worked with Gemma Carey at Allen & Unwin have been deeply shocked and saddened by the news of her death.

Gemma’s highly personal and moving memoir No Matter Our Wreckage, was published by Allen & Unwin in 2020 and grappled with grooming, the intricacies of consent and the intergenerational impact of trauma.

An author and researcher, her writing appeared in the Guardian, Meanjin, Under The Gumtree, and the Canberra Times amongst other outlets.

Gemma’s voice was brave and bold and unflinching.

Allen & Unwin extend their sympathies to her family who survive her.

Picture supplied by Allen & Unwin.

Category: Obituaries