'Julie Szego began her career as a lawyer before switching to journalism, spending over 12 years at The Age newspaper. She is a freelance journalist and Fairfax columnist, writing on a wide range of social, cultural and gender issues. Her first book, The Tainted Trial of Farah Jama, was shortlisted for the 2015 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Non-fiction, the 2015 Davitt Crime Writing Award for Non-fiction and the 2015 NSW Premier’s Literary Award in the Multicultural category.'
Source : publisher's biography (https://wilddingopress.com.au/authors/)