Dr Yves Rees (they/them) is a writer and historian living in Naarm. They are a Senior Lecturer in History at La Trobe University, co-host of Archive Fever podcast, and author of All About Yves: Notes from a Transition (Allen & Unwin). They are also co-editor of Nothing to Hide: Voices of Trans and Gender Diverse Australia (Allen & Unwin) and Transnationalism, Nationalism and Australian History (Palgrave). Dr Rees was awarded the 2020 ABR Calibre Essay Prize and a 2021 Varuna Residential Fellowship. Their writing has featured in The Guardian, The Age, Sydney Review of Books, Australian Book Review, Meanjin, Griffith Review, and Overland. They have judged the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award and the Calibre Essay Prize. Their next book is forthcoming with NewSouth in 2024.
