Antonella Gambotto-Burke

Antonella Gambotto-Burke
BornAntonella Gambotto
(1965-09-19) 19 September 1965 (age 59)
North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Pen nameAntonella Black, Clavis Lumen, Ginger Meggs
Occupation
  • author
  • critic
  • columnist
  • singer-songwriter
NationalityItalian/Australian
Period1980–present
Genrememoir, literary nonfiction
Notable worksThe Eclipse: A Memoir of Suicide (2004)
Mama: Love, Motherhood and Revolution (2015)
Apple: Sex, Drugs, Motherhood and the Recovery of the Feminine (2022)
Notable awards1988: Cosmopolitan UK New Journalist of the Year Award
PartnerGavin Monaghan
Children1
Website
www.mamaftantonella.com

Antonella Gambotto-Burke (née Antonella Gambotto, born 19 September 1965[1] is an Italian-Australian author, journalist and singer-songwriter based in England and known for her writing about sex, death and motherhood.[2]

Gambotto-Burke is best known for her memoir The Eclipse: A Memoir of Suicide, and her memoir/maternal feminist polemics Mama: Love, Motherhood and Revolution and Apple: Sex, Drugs, Motherhood and the Recovery of the Feminine. In 2004, The Sydney Morning Herald named her as a high-profile member of Mensa International.[3]

Her first single with band Mama ft. Antonella was released in 2023.[4]

  1. ^ "Astrology and natal chart of Antonella Gambotto-Burke, born on 1965/09/19". www.astrotheme.com.
  2. ^ "Facing the onslaught of maternal intimacy" by Andie Fox, Daily Life, June 5, 2014
  3. ^ 'Mensa's Australian connection', The Sydney Morning Herald, 19–20 June 2004
  4. ^ 'Award-winning Wolverhampton music producer hopes new dance track will get people on their feet', by Isabelle Parkin, Express & Star, 30 August 2023