I'm a non-binary poet, writer and zinester living in Brisbane. My poetry collection Milk Teeth won the 2017 Arts Queensland Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize and is published by the University of Queensland Press.
Show Me Yr Selfie is compilation zine of essays, poetry, and artwork about the multifaceted aspects of selfies.
It features work by: Maryann B. Cole, EA Hayes, Ash Hernick, Katherine Leung, Spectre J. Moorsley, SM Piotrowski, The Union Argus, Dena Zilber, and me!
I have new piece in WellBeing Wild – issue 13 – about the joy of book club community and my wonderful, beloved Queer Literature Book Club at Avid Reader 💖🌈
My award winning poem-game ‘stand up’ will be part of the amazing Pride at Play – an exhibition that celebrates thoughtful queer games – alongside so many talented fellow creatives and game makers.
With huge thanks to Guest Editors Scott-Patrick Mitchell and Esther Ottaway for choosing my work and the work of so many other incredible poets in this issue.
‘Home (pixels) (praise)’ is a poem I wrote during an online workshop with the amazing Joelle Taylor through Red Room Poetry.
I’ve decided to go on hiatus from Patreon for a bit. The last couple of years have been tiring, and I want to take some time to navigate how Patreon can work for me and for my Patrons.
I’ll still be creating and writing, if you want to give me a follow on:
This Thursday 22 December, I’ll be heading to Avid Reader Bookshop for their 36 Hours Straight – All Night Shopping Extravaganza!
Join myself and other awesome local authors and illustrators at 8pm for in-store book signings, reading recommendations and raising money for The Indigenous Literacy Foundation.
A huge thank you to judge Brett Osmond for choosing ‘stand up’ as the winner. I’m honestly so blown away and delighted and grateful!
Thank you also to Woollahra Libraries, publisher Backslash Lit, and of course to Tegan Webb who helped me draft and redraft ‘stand up’ in Bitsy.
The trans experience is one that’s so often defined in media, by governments, as one simple / single / matter-of-fact / impersonal Medical Procedure.
‘stand up’ is an interactive poem which explores this idea, and the notion of what it really means to be trans. Because being trans isn’t just about one single thing.
Being trans is about breathing, loving and being; and, in ‘stand up’, it’s about finding small joys and knowing you are loved.