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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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I’m in Australian Poetry Anthology

February 10, 2022Leave a comment

My Zalgo text poem ‘your AI girlfriend named “it”’ has been printed in the always-wonderful Australian Poetry Anthology.

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I’d highly recommend subscribing to Australian Poetry Journal for your yearly fix of refreshing, exciting and challenging poetry.

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New article in WellBeing WILD

January 21, 2022Leave a comment

My piece ‘A to Zines’ is out in the new WellBeing WILD #9!

You can grab your copy on their website.

‘Exactly As I Am’ in SMH

January 6, 2022Leave a comment

My upcoming poetry collection Exactly As I Am was mentioned in Sydney Morning Herald’s ‘The most anticipated books of 2022’ by Melanie Kembrey!

Read the full list online.

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New Animal Crossing poetry zine!

December 2, 2021Leave a comment

It’s here! My dystopian Animal Crossing poetry zine ‘No Horizons’.

You can grab a PDF copy on:

Etsy ($5.50 AUD) or Itch ($4 USD).

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Screen shot of twitter with the text picture a: sunset soaked island carpeted in weeds, stray branches. what is a weed but a plant in the wrong place at the wrong time? sometimes you wonder about your place in all this, before again picking up your shovel, slingshot. before again lacing up your shoes.

New Animal Crossing poem

November 9, 2021Leave a comment

I have a new poem about Animal Crossing, published at awesome Twitter journal @olicketysplit!

This poem is from my forthcoming zine No Horizons, full of dystopian ACNH poems.

Read the poem on Twitter.

Screen shot of twitter with the text picture a:  sunset soaked island carpeted in weeds, stray branches. what is a weed but a plant  in the wrong place  at the wrong time? sometimes you wonder  about your place  in all this, before again  picking up your shovel, slingshot. before again lacing up your shoes.

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‘How to Haunt’ shortlisted for the Woollahra Digital Literary Award

November 5, 2021Leave a comment

Wow! My poem ‘How to Haunt’, published in Going Down Swinging, has been shortlisted for the Woollahra Digital Literary Award.


You can also vote for me (and other amazing shortlisted folks) in the People’s Choice section if that’s something you’d like to do.

RuckusFest this week!

November 1, 2021Leave a comment

I’ll be performing in the Blue Bottle Journal showcase ‘Poetry with Sting’ this Saturday at RuckusFest!

Check out the full program and grab your tickets.

New poem in Cordite 103: AMBLE

October 30, 2021Leave a comment

My poem #NatureIsHealing is in the new Cordite 103: AMBLE! Thank you to editors Elena Gomez and Sarah Gory ❤️

This poem will also be in my second poetry collection Exactly As I Am, published by UQP next year!

Read my poem on the Cordite website. And don’t forget to check out the rest of AMBLE.

Poem in Antithesis

October 21, 2021Leave a comment

I have a new poem ‘wanna cyber??? ;)))’ in Antithesis Volume 31, which is launching tonight online!

Grab yourself an event ticket for this evening.

And you can buy copies of Antithesis on their website.

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I acknowledge the Jagera and Turrbul peoples of Meanjin where I live and work. I pay my respects to elders, past and present. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.

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I am represented by Danielle Binks at Jacinta di Mase Management.

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