As of April 2020
While I’m good at updating parts of this website – particularly details of my publications – I’m less rigorous about writing regular blog-style posts. This is especially the case when […]
June Shenfield Poetry Award + 2019 writing recap
As 2019 draws to a close, it seems fitting to write about a few recent happenings as well as reflect on the year as a whole. The photo above was […]
The Glad Shout
Hello all! This is just a quick post. The online women-led publication Feminartsy recently rebranded itself: it is now focused primarily on skills-building and on networking for women leaders. While […]
Collective nouns for a turbulent era
“The World is Burning But At Least We Have Collective Nouns.” My satirical scribbling over a lunch break back in March 2019 has now been published online by Defenestration, a […]
Poem published in ‘Grieve’ anthology
I received a big surprise in the mail the other day: this copy of the Hunter Writers Centre’s ‘Grieve’ anthology. The Hunter Writers Centre publishes a new volume of Grieve […]
ABC Radio interview and other novelties
Some exciting news this month! To recap: ABC Radio interview My friend Nancy and I were invited to speak with ABC Radio Canberra about our literary initiative Cicerone Journal. A […]
Reviewing plays for The Street Theatre
I really enjoy going to the theatre. I love the ambience, the unique nature of each performance; the creative opportunities that come of the stage being such a versatile medium […]
New website + some recent arts commentary
June was a busy and exciting month. Here is a quick recap: I have a new website.At last! And this is it. I’d been meaning to set it up for […]
Published poetry and two successful arts grants
As the title of the post suggests, this has been an exciting month filled with pleasant surprises! In the way of poetry, my bilingual poem “You’d probablement detest this poème” was […]
Reviewing ‘The Glad Shout’ by Alice Robinson
In April 2019, I was sent a copy of Australian author Alice Robinson’s second novel, The Glad Shout, having been asked to review it for feminist literature and arts journal […]