She has an honours degree in Philosophy, a Masters in Educational Linguistics and a Doctorate in Writing.
With Associate Professor Nigel Krauth she was founding editor of TEXT which she co-edited for 9 years.
She is the presenter and interviewer for the What I Wrote series of DVDs on Australian playwrights.
[2] Brady has one daughter, the documentary filmmaker Catherine Gough-Brady.
In this series Tess Brady provides a critical commentary on plays by Australian playwrights, as well as interviewing them about their work.