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i have a new essay up on @SydReviewBooks as part of their series THE COMMUTE.
started as an essay about driving and singing; ended up navigating the many insides and outsides of our life journeys, underpinned by a deep urge for communal grief.
sydneyreviewofbooks.com/essa…
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Thrilled that @FaberWriting scholarships for 2024 are now open! A chance to study novel writing with writers like Emily Bitto, Carrie Tiffany, Kristina Olsson and many more for a whole year for free? You betcha! faberwritingacademy.com.au/f…
if you're looking for someone to copyedit your manuscript, i might be able to help you via @FaberWriting! 📓 more details here: faberwritingacademy.com.au/c…
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thanks @BplusPNews for doing this write up about Dominic Guerra's and my exciting Nunga anthology project with @WakefieldPress booksandpublishing.com.au/ar…
stoked to have my work listed alongside these two clever writers 🖤 congrats both + of course to Jeanine Leane for taking out the prize!
you can read my @SydReviewBooks piece here: sydneyreviewofbooks.com/revi…
Congratulations, too, to the three highly commended writers for the Rosemary van den Berg Prize: Ellen O’Brien, Eugenia Flynn and Alice Bellette!

ALT A starry sky, and the three highly commended authors with their pieces: Ellen O’Brien’s review, ‘You Have To Believe Me’, of Louise Milligan's book Witness; Eugenia Flynn’s article, ‘An Indigenous Grand Narrative Voice: Alexis Wright’s Carpentaria as Indigenous Epistemology’ AND Alice Bellette’s article, ‘Blood and Bone: Unsettling the Settler in Aboriginal Gothic’
new piece in @Meanjin discussing Black life-writing, (il)legibility and opacity through contemplation of two monumental books 🌫️
thanks as always to @mxcreant! 🖤
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@mxcreant should say the thanks is not just for editing but for literally sending me your books to read + for other reading recs - your generosity is huge!
was such an honour to interview Jub Clerc about SWEET AS - go watch the film then pick up @thebigissue to read 🫶
grab the new @thebigissue to read this gorgeous interview between @emo_brien and jub clerc about her debut SWEET AS !! "while this continent has seen a few Black coming-of-age films...not many focus so intently on the interiority of a Black teenage girl." ♥️ @RoadshowFilms
sadly will no longer be appearing on this panel - but pls still go check out the convo! 🪲
i’ll be chatting all things writing practice with @adolfo_ae, Isobel Beech and Sarah Walker at @EmergingWriters National Writers’ Conference 🌺
emergingwritersfestival.org.…
i’ll be chatting all things writing practice with @adolfo_ae, Isobel Beech and Sarah Walker at @EmergingWriters National Writers’ Conference 🌺
emergingwritersfestival.org.…
can’t wait to hot desk later in the year 🏜
Congratulations to the the 21 brilliant writers who have been selected to take part in this year's Hot Desk Fellowships! bit.ly/424FX6P
The Fellowships are made possible by the generous support of the @readingsbooks Foundation and the Just Pretending theatre group.
as part of my @FaberWriting role, i'm hosting an editing workshop at @wordsonthewaves in june! come join if you're keen to chat about the polishing process: wordsonthewaves.com.au/writi…
Replying to @emo_brien @SydReviewBooks
thanks to @catri for editing (we miss you!) and thanks also to my sister for allowing me to share snippets of our stories so publicly❤️🩹
a lot of the ideas tying this somewhat-fractured piece together came while watching this talk - a joy to revisit! shorturl.at/abdh1
was an honour to read applications and select the scholarship winners for @FaberWriting's Writing About Culture course! can't wait to work with these writers 🌺
We are thrilled to announce our scholarship recipients for our upcoming Writing About Culture course with Delcan Fry, Anwen Crawford and @emo_brien! Congratulations @helenlicious1, Sam Elkin and Róisín Maeve! faberwritingacademy.com.au/2…
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Each week SRB will showcase works from our archive of over 900 works across 10 years of publishing.
Read Ellen O'Brien's review on Louise Milligan's 2021 Stella Prize shortlisted book Witness now:
sydneyreviewofbooks.com/revi…
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We're thrilled to be launching our Faber Writing Anthology at @BrisWritersFest this year! If you're in Brisbane, we would love you to join us to celebrate the hard work of our fantastic Writing a Novel students. bwf.org.au/2023/brisbane-wri…
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Just a couple more weeks to submit applications for our Writing About Culture scholarships! Your chance to study with Declan Fry, Anwen Crawford and @emo_brien Plenty of free and subsidised spots available. faberwritingacademy.com.au/c…
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Lovely convo between Declan Fry, Anwen Crawford and @emo_brien up on the @FaberWriting website ahead of our Writing About Culture course mid year: faberwritingacademy.com.au/2…

















