Groundswell: The Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize anthology

April 15, 2022Leave a comment

Groundswell: The Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize anthology. Edited by Toby Fitch.

Featuring three poems by me including ‘what even r u?’

Groundswell

And poems by fellow amazing poets: Evelyn Araluen, Chris Armstrong, Georgina M Bailey, Ross Belton, Lachlan Brown, Julie Chevalier, Thomas Denton, Julie Durrant, Joel Ephraims, Luke Fischer, Lou Garcia-Dolnik, Myles Gough, Kia Alice Groom, Fiona Hile, Dan Hogan, Duncan Bruce Hose, Holly Isemonger, Julie Jedda Janson, Patrick Jones, Sam Langer, Frances Libeau, Astrid Lorange, Roberta Lowing, K A Nelson, S.J Norman, Ella O’Keefe, Melody Paloma, Harry Reid, Aden Rolfe, Omar Sakr, Sara M Saleh, Brooke Scobie, Joel Scott, Andrew Watts, Mitchell Welch, Alison Whittaker, Tim Wright, Grace Yee and Jakob Ziguras.

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New poem in swim meet lit mag

April 10, 2022Leave a comment

‘Our schooners will be slick
with beer’s condensation.
We’ll use our empties
to catch rainfall.’

Read my latest poem ‘Catch rainfall’, published in swim meet lit mag Issue 2 – Dive.

I wrote it during an online workshop with Eileen Myles, as I watched flood water rise behind my house.

Big thanks to swim meet lit mag and Svetlana Sterlin for publishing this piece 🙂

Reading at Gather Round

April 6, 2022Leave a comment

Gather Round is a celebration of magic and make-believe, of fantastical fiction and tantalising tales. On Friday 22 April at Gather Round’s home Cinnamon and Co, West End, there will be readings from Kelsey Adams, Katrina Couzens, Francis Harvey, Joshua Knights, Calum Johnston and myself!

For the first time, I’ll be reading my eerie, nostalgic short story ‘The Body Remembers’ about the loving relationship between a non-binary trans boy and his unnamed grandparent.

Book your ticket for Friday 22 April.

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Pre-order my new book! And come along to the launch!

March 31, 2022Leave a comment

My second poetry collection ‘Exactly As I Am’ (University of Queensland Press) is about my lived experience as a non-binary transgender person and it’s launching on 13 July at Avid Reader Bookshop, both in-store and online!

Grab your ticket o n the Avid Reader website.

ALSO COVER REVEAL!!! Look at how pretty my beautiful queer-trans new book is!

Preorder available on the UQP website.

I feel so privileged to be announcing this on Transgender Day of Visibility, a day when I can be visible and ‘out’ but I know so many cannot. I see you. You are part of our community and you are loved.

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I’m at Brisbane Writers Festival

March 27, 2022Leave a comment

This year I’ll be part of Brisbane Writers Festival for their 60th anniversary program from May 3-8!

I’ll be speaking at events with wonderful folks: Nevo Zisin, Yves Rees, essa may ranapiri, Shastra Deo, Raelee Lancaster, Jazz Money, Peter Sipeli, Pascalle Burton, Sarah Holland-Batt + Ella Jeffery. Join us for #BWF60!

Check out my BWF author page and events.

Read the full BWF program.

New bitsy game-poem ‘stand up’

March 23, 2022Leave a comment

Play my new bitsy game-poem ‘stand up’ in Backslash Lit!

‘Being trans is about breathing, loving and being; and, in this story, it’s about finding small joys and knowing you are loved.’

Backslash Lit Issue 6: ZIP / FREEZE / BUNDLE

Queensland Poetry Festival is back!

March 22, 2022Leave a comment

The Queensland Poetry Festival #QPF2022 program has launched! I’ll be part of some awesome events, including The Self, Emerging and Celebrating 20 years of the Thomas Shapcott Prize, as well as hopping about the place doing QP socials and being a social butterfly. Come say hi!

Check out the program and grab your tickets on the shiny new QPF website.

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Australian Poetry Anthology launch

March 17, 2022Leave a comment

Australian Poetry Anthology Vol 9 is launching this Monday evening!

I’ll be doing a reading on FB Live alongside poets Magan Magan, Rose Lucas, Anne-Marie Newton, Jane Gibian, Alexis Late, Joshua Badge, Daley Rangi, Riley Faulds and Julie Watts.

RSVP via Facebook.

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New poem in Rabbit!

March 11, 2022Leave a comment

New poem! ‘Gender marker’ (from my forthcoming collection ‘Exactly As I Am’ – UQP) has been published in Rabbit 34 – Reportage.

Grab a copy at their s(hop)!

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Read an extract of my YA verse manuscript!

February 16, 2022February 16, 2022Leave a comment

It was such a joy and privilege to work on my novel Welcome Home as part of my Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellowship.

You can read an excerpt of Welcome Home now on the Wheeler Centre website!

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