Education
She has a Doctor of Philosophy (MQ), a Master of Philosophy (MQ) and an Associate Diploma of Journalism (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology).
She has a Doctor of Philosophy (MQ), a Master of Philosophy (MQ) and an Associate Diploma of Journalism (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology).
In 2008–2009 she worked as a media consultant to newspaper Bhutan Observer, partly funded by the United Nations Development Program and was a consultant to Journalists Without Borders, Asia Pacific Desk. She has published three novels, a novella and travel memoir. And been translated into Japanese, German and Thai.
She is the recipient of two Ned Kelly Crime Writing In the 1990s she was editorial director of mass market women"s magazines, Woman"s Day and New Idea.
Avieson and Watson have a daughter, Kathryn, who was the baby in the travel book Baby in a Backpack to Bhutan. They live in Sydney.
2013 – Vice Chancellor"s Commendation for Doctor of Philosophy thesis 2011 – Dean"s High-Dose-Rate Award 2002 – Ned Kelly Crime Writing – winner of the Best First Novel and Reader"s Vote, for Apartment 255 2003 – shortlisted for Ned Kelly Crime Writing – Best Novel for The Affair 2004 – shortlisted for Ned Kelly Crime Writing – Best Novel for The Wrong Door.