About Unique Biographies

Unique Biographies is the innovation of Kathy Stewart and Casey Stewart. Our idea was initiated by our desire to document the story of a person as a testament to the life they have lived, and as a historical memoir for their family and future generations.

Kathy has many years experience as an Authorised Marriage Celebrant which involved working closely with clients, writing and creating personal ceremonies. View Kathy’s extensive testimonials from her many satisfied clients.

Casey has obtained a Degree in Communications majoring in Writing, Communication and Media Studies, and Film Production. She also has a Bachelor of Arts with Honours majoring in writing from Griffith University. Her honours thesis focused on the fields of creative writing, writing theory and creative research. She has worked as a professional writer for private companies in the information technology, music and education industries and she has completed her first novel.

It is our belief that every person’s story is interesting. As we have further pursued this concept, we have been amazed by fascinating stories from people who would not necessarily consider their lives extraordinary.

Your life stories are extraordinary to your family. You may have tales to relate that cross cultural or historical boundaries, and are extremely important for the modern generation. You may have an explanation of a situation that you feel is important for your family to understand, or you may have a specific achievement to document.

Everyone has a story. How wonderful it would be for your family to have a deeper understanding of your life - not just the facts but also your emotions. For example, it is fact that your son or daughter was born on a certain date but what we can document for you at Unique Biographies is the emotion, circumstances and story of how you felt at this time, how this event impacted on your future decisions which, in turn, further impacted on your family. You may have been challenged by a circumstance or event or been involved in a war of which your family know only the brief, bare facts, but do they understand how you overcame these challenges?

At some point, we all think that it would be a great idea to document our personal story. It is very rare however that we actually take the time to write it down as the challenge of where to begin and how to structure and organise our thoughts, documents and images is often overwhelming. We offer you this service and hope that the process will be enjoyable and reflective. It is indeed a journey which we travel together. As you relate your stories you will remember more and more information as memories come flooding back to you. In turn it is an amazing and privileged experience for us.

During our first Biography we found ourselves totally encompassed by our client’s history and I personally found myself dreaming of our client’s family farm back in the 1920’s! I had very clearly formulated a picture in my mind of this client’s childhood home which was very exciting to imagine that others would experience the same response when reading the biography.

It is wonderful to think that your adult children and grandchildren will read about your life and understand your motivations or why you made the various decisions that led you through your life. If you have young grandchildren it is remarkable to think that they will have a greater understanding of their heritage when they are older but think also into the future, of the generations it will impossible for you to meet personally. They will be reading their family history, documented just for them and, as a result, have a greater understanding of their ancestors. Imagine if you could read a personal account of your great, great grandfather or grandmother’s life.

On so many occasions people have regretted they had not spoken more in depth with their parents and grandparents about various issues or events but sadly found themselves with no family left to ask the questions. We look forward to working with you to create a very special document - your story.