User:Ali Kayn

Ali Kayn (real name) is a freelance writer and artist and ex-business analyst based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

She is a regular user of wikipedia and has an interest in the biographical pages of film-makers and authors, particularly those based in Australia. Her business background includes all phases of the SDLC from developing business specifications, reorganising work practices through the development and acceptance process to end-of-life handovers to new systems. She has written for major magazines and newspapers on computer technology and has been reviewing hardware and software since the 1980s.

She is editor of Festivale Online Magazine (http://www.festivale.info), which has a mission statement to promote Melbourne and Victoria, and the work of Australian writers and artists, especially those based in Melbourne.

Her interests include genre fiction, primarily crime, science fiction and fantasy, and feature films as well as the social issues of feminism and the modern acceptance of name-calling and other patterns of abuse.

She is the chief compiler of interviews for The Usual Questions project.

Her particular field of fascination is Eigtheenth Century Europe.

Personal website: http://www.alikayn.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/ali.kayn.7 Weblog: http://alizandria.blogspot.com