Fusing the Medium and the Message

Welcome to the writing of Drew Turney, showcasing recent work I've done for publications and institutions throughout Australia. Select a link from the random sample below that interests you or suits your publication, or use the menu to browse by category or sub-category. If the short excerpt sounds good, click the title to read the whole story.

How can this site help you? By showing you my abilities in researching and writing stories that are engaging and easy to understand, skills over a dozen magazines and publications across Australia call on regularly.

My parallel career in design and computers is the basis for my technology writing. I'm putting my love of movies and books to practical use in film and book reviews and am talking to the personalities in publishing and filmmaking as well as reporting on the art and business of both crafts. I'm also writing general features on everything from celebrities and business to ideas and culture.

I've written over 15 novels, dozens of short stories, poetry, a journal now in its 18th year and countless other pieces of random creative thought. If you're curious about any of my imaginative, creative or fiction writing, contact me.



Elliot reaps His Crop
August 29th, 2004

Speaking to the NASCAR racing driver, novelist, former bouncer and club owner and now script writer and film producer, you realise after awhile who he reminds you of.

For Your Consideration
January 25th, 2007

If there ever was a year for the mockumentary 2006 was it, so it’s fitting we kick 2007 off with an offering from the godfathers who created the genre back in 1984 with This is Spinal Tap.


Call it Multimedia…
April 1st, 2007

In the age of synergy across the major media conglomerates, 2006 was very kind to film and TV tie-ins, the one genre that receives perhaps the biggest jolt of free marketing of any other (a case of ‘one ad to rule them all’, maybe?)

Logitech MX 3200 cordless desktop
July 1st, 2007

Being simply cordless is the value proposition of most cordless peripherals, but you’re not going to take a device this size on the road. It gives you a little freedom of movement on a desktop but renders the cordless aspect somewhat redundant.


Microsoft Mobile Memory Mouse 8000, NEC Versa P8310, Omnipage Pro 16
February 5th, 2008

OCR technology isn’t new but it’s very underused in today’s world. With the promise of the paperless office now long forgotten, how many times do you wish you had an electronic version of a hard copy document? Enter OCR.

Australian Pulp
September 1st, 2008

Then, it all stopped virtually overnight. The import restrictions were lifted in 1959 and American pulp magazines and comics flooded the country again, falling out of fashion altogether soon after as TV conquered middle Australia. And with a dire shortage of company records, very little original artwork or text remains.






More samples…

Designs on Office Users Surrendering slices of the pie it knows it can’t win, Corel have ...
June 1st, 2004

Postmaster The film laboratory is still very much alive in the movie industry, ...
March 1st, 2005

Bollywood Masala Indian Film Festival Film history is a fascinating thing. Who can say why or how ...
January 13th, 2005

Bad Boys II What kind of world is it where cops drive Ferraris and live ...
September 1st, 2003

I, Robot Alex Proyas goes big time studio system hack, while Hollywood takes Asimov ...
July 23rd, 2004

Serenity Written and Directed by Joss Whedon Starring; Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, ...
September 29th, 2005


Full client and publication list:

  • APC
  • Auscam
  • Australian Creative
  • B&P
  • Big Issue
  • Black Velvet Seductions
  • Black+White
  • Box Magazine
  • Business News
  • Business NSW
  • Campaign Brief
  • Capture
  • CHUD.com
  • Cosmos
  • Cream
  • Curve
  • Dark Horizons
  • Desktop
  • DG
  • Digital Media
  • Empire
  • Empty Magazine
  • Fast Thinking
  • Filmink
  • Follow Gentlemen
  • Good Reading
  • Good Weekend
  • GQ
  • Hydrapinion
  • Icon (SMH)
  • Inside Film
  • Internet.au
  • Macworld
  • Marketing
  • Men’s Style
  • Metro
  • Moviehole
  • Nine To Five
  • PC Authority
  • PC Powerplay
  • PC Update
  • PC World
  • Penthouse
  • People
  • Pixelmag
  • ScienceNetwork WA
  • Scoop
  • Scoop Traveller
  • Seaside Observer
  • Spectrum (SMH)
  • SPG Media
  • The Sun Herald
  • The West Australian
  • Video Camera
  • Xpress