Alex de FircksAlex de Fircks is a family historian, writer, and scholar. Her academic awards include two Bachelor of Arts degrees (one with Honours), a Diploma of Family History, and a Master of Research, where her thesis examined how to narrativise family historyethically and authentically. She has written several short stories and articles. In 2013, Alex was the highest-placed Monash University student in the Monash University Undergraduate Prize for Creative Writing, as part of the Emerging Writers Festival. Her entry was published in the anthology "Promise: Monash University Undergraduate Prize Shortlist" 2013. In 2020, Alex was shortlisted for both the St Kilda Short Story Competition and the Genealogical Society of Victoria Writing Competition. Her story for the latter was published in the GSV's Ancestor magazine. Alex is passionate about research, history, genealogy, and family stories. Her ancestors originate from Russia and the Baltic States, and she is especially interested in the conflicts that helped shape their lives. Alex's research into her family history is ongoing, and she writes stories about her ancestors on her website www.alexdefircks.com. Read More Read Less