About

 
 
 

I am a writer, editor, and communications specialist who is currently working as the press and communications coordinator for the €1 billion EU-funded Graphene Flagship, a role based within the University of Cambridge. I have previously worked in the media office of UK-based international charity the Charities Aid Foundation, and worked for several years prior to that as a government speechwriter, producing content primarily on behalf of Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister. I also have experience developing communications strategies within policy teams, specifically ones working on emerging technologies. In terms of my freelance writing, I have written on topics ranging from art to politics for publications including The Guardian, The Telegraph, WIRED, Reader’s Digest, Prospect Magazine, Meanjin Quarterly, Australian Book Review, Overland, The Lifted Brow, Kill Your Darlings, The Australian Multilingual Writing Project, and The Canberra Times. I have previously worked as a columnist and reviewer for New Territory and Capital Letters.

My academic background speaks to my passion for words and communication. I graduated with Distinction from the University of Cambridge, where I studied an MPhil in literature, languages, and cross-cultural analysis. I hold a degree with First Class Honours in philosophy, literature, and languages from the Australian National University, as well as a qualification in Mandarin from the National Taiwan University. I have a passion and a knack for languages and cross-cultural communication: I was raised bilingual in English and French, studied Portuguese and Mandarin at university, and became fluent in Spanish and Italian while working in Argentina and Italy respectively. 

My academic research into biopics had me named 2018 Undergraduate Awards Global Winner (Music, Film and Theatre). In 2023, I was a finalist for the CRAFT Hybrid Writing Contest and was longlisted from over 1,000 entries for the Briefly Write Poetry Prize. In 2022, I was longlisted for the international Lucent Dreaming Poetry Prize; in 2021, my poetry was highly commended in the Cambridge Poetry & Prose Prize; and in 2019, I was runner-up in the June Shenfield Poetry Award. I have been a featured artist and speaker at the National Young Writers’ Festival, the Emerging Writers’ Festival, the Digital Writers’ Festival, Noted Festival, and the National Multicultural Festival.

As for editing, I am a co-founder and editor of Cicerone Journal, an online platform for exploratory and thoughtful writing. My fellow editors and I are especially committed to supporting marginalised voices and emerging writers. Since its foundation in 2018, Cicerone Journal has been awarded two arts grants: we have used these to run literary events and workshops as well as publish a collection of short fiction, poetry, and visual art titled ‘These Strange Outcrops: Writing and Art from Canberra’ (March 2020). Work published by Cicerone Journal has been recognised by the Aurealis Awards, Australia’s premier awards for speculative fiction. I have also worked as an editor for Demos Journal and Woroni.

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