Qualifications
University Education
2009 -2016 PhD in Creative Writing at Deakin University, Melbourne.
2008 Masters of Arts (by research only) in Creative Writing at The University of Melbourne.
2006 Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Creative Writing and English Literature; completed with First Class Honours at The University of Melbourne.
Industry Education:
Writing for Readers: preparing for publication beyond the academy. Program held at the University of Melbourne, July 2009.
Mentored by Christos Tsiolkas on how to structure and develop novel in progress ‘Warrior’ 2009. He referred to me as a ‘terrific writer’ and the novel to have ‘the potential to be very powerful.’
Novel Writing Master Class with Antoni Jach in January 19-23 rd & 28th February 2009 and December 1st -5th 2010 (Sponsored by the Grace Marion Wilson Trust Fund) through the Victorian Writers Centre .
Mentored in non-fiction writing by Sophie Cunningham 2010, memoir piece titled ‘These places have rules that aren’t written anywhere’ published in Meanjin 2011.
Attended Robert McKee’s Seminars on Story, June 17-20 th and Genre 24-26th 2011 and online ‘Storylogue’ student.
Attended Michael Hauge Advanced Story Mastery March 24 th 2012.
Awards
DRS (Deakin Research Scholarship) for a PhD in Creative Writing at Deakin University, 2009-2012.
Eleanor Dark Fellowship at the Varuna Writer’s House, 2009.
Rosebank Writing Fellowship at the Macedon Ranges, 2009.
‘Without Wonderland’, shortlisted for the Lord Mayor’s Creative Writing Award, 2009.
‘Family Photo’ second place in The King’s Tribune short story competition.
Hot Desk Fellowship at the Wheelers Centre 2016.
Creative Publications
Short Stories
‘Wrong Line’ Windmills, 2011.
‘Kernals’ Verandah Literary Journal, 2011.
‘Yellow’ Text Journal of Writing and Writing Courses, 2010.
‘Mona Lisa’ Vibewire Youth Inc., 2010.
‘Sad Clown’ Mascara Literary Review, 2010.
‘Glow in the Dark Stars’ SLAM Philament Literary Journal, 2010.
‘Circles’ Muse Anthology, 2009.
‘Cut and Paste ’antiTHESIS‘ Journal Exhibitionism: Representing Identities,’ 2009.
‘Family Photo’ The King’s Tribune, 2013.
‘Death of Venus’ Meanjin, 2014.
‘Dirty Word’ Women Who Write Anthology, 2017.
Creative Non-Fiction
‘These Places Have Rules That Aren’t Written Anywhere’ Meanjin, 2011.
Poetry
‘Alone Together’ winner of the Page 17 Stopping all Stations competition and published in Issue 8, 2010.
Interview
Interviewed by Olivia Davis in ‘What’s Stopping You’ The Reader, 2009.
Academic Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
‘Breaking open the story’ Double Dialogues: Hidden Stories Journal, 2011.
Non-refereed Articles
‘Raising the Stakes’ Victoria Writers Centre Magazine: Workshopping, 2009.
Reviews
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft Eighth Edition, by Janet Burroway, Elizabeth Stuckey-French and Ned Stuckey French. Text Journal of Writing and Writing Courses 2010.
Oracle Deck Creator and Author
The Lantern Oracle, Blue Angel Publishing, 2020.
Presentations
Critical Writing Symposium at The University of Melbourne June 28th, 2011.
Deakin University Seminar Series September 22nd, 2011.
Australian Association of Writing Programs Conference ‘Ethical Imaginations: Writing Worlds’ at Byron Bay 25-26th November, 2011.
‘Losing the Plot: Grappling with Narrative Complexity & conference at Victoria University City Campus July 8-9th, 2010.
Creative Writing Symposium at The University of Melbourne June 1st, 2010.
Margins and Mainstreams conference Waikato Institute of Technology, New Zealand, November 26th, 2009.
Double Dialogues Conference: Hidden Stories at the University of Melbourne December 12th, 2009.
Postgraduate Human Rights Discussion Forum at the University of Melbourne 20th March, 2008.
Postgraduate Seminar Series at The University of Melbourne 30th May, 2008.
Critical Writing Symposium at The University of Melbourne 18th June, 2008.
“Living Memory” conference at the University of New South Wales 16th and 17th of October, 2008.
Postgraduate Colloquium- “Insecurity” at The University of Melbourne 24th October, 2008.
Marion May Campbell’s Symposium at The University of Melbourne 7th of November, 2007.
Lecture and workshop on fiction, trauma and ethics at Deakin University August 17th 2016 to graduate students through the Institute of Koorie Education.
Creative Arts Research and the Ethics of Innovation conference September 27th - 28th 2016, at Victoria College of the Arts.
Writing Mentor, Group Facilitator and Manuscript Assessor at Your Story Doctor, 2014-2018.
Migrant Women In Australia Womans Talk - Brunswick Town Hall 8th June 2024
Art
2012
Artist in residency for three months during the students’ summer holidays break. Art exhibited and selected pieces reproduced in a recital program brochure at Queens College Academic Residential Community in Parkville.
2020
Creator and author of the guidebook for the ‘Lantern Oracle’ including collaboration with artist Yuly Alejo.
2022
Artwork for three upcoming oracle decks and a tarot deck.
2023
Three-month artist in residence at 124 Whitehall Street Creative Studios in Footscray.
Arts Access Victoria member.
ABSTRACT Group Exhibition at Sunari Gallery from July 29th to August 19th
Revealed, joint Exhibition at North Preston Life Saving Club Gallery 5th - 25th August 2023.
Transience, solo exhibition at Ladder Gallery 31st October - 25th November
Inner West Art Fair - 24th - 26th November
2024
Dignity, solo exhibition, Art2ArtSpace, 30th - January to 3rd March
Launching Romulus Folio, April 20th.
Non-exclusive representation by Le Grange Gallery in Brunswick for a selection of artwork.
Migrant Women In Australia Exhibition - Le Grange Gallery Brunswick 8th June
Elastic Heart, solo exhibition at the Docklands Library Gallery October, July 28th – August 19th
