Writing

Fiction

Debut novel Five Bush Weddings, published by Penguin Random House, August 2, 2022.

“Silent Night” – Highly Commended for the 2022 Best Australian Yarn

“Death’s Waiting Room” – winner of the 2021 Body In The Library prize at the Scarlet Stiletto Awards (Melbourne Athenaeum website)

“The Mural” – shortlisted for the 2022 Albury City Short Story Award

“Watery Fate” – finalist for the 2022 Northern Beaches Readers Festival Short Story Competition

“Eight Seconds” – published in The Big Issue Australia‘s 18th Fiction Edition, September 2022

The Walkley Magazine

2021 Walkley Foundation Yearbook

The Spotlight on Award-winners series features interviews with top Australian journalists about what it takes to make great journalism, and the impact it can have. Profiles include: Helen Pitt, Leisa Scott, Hedley Thomas, Jenny Evans, Chris Hopkins, Dean Lewins.

2019 Walkley Foundation Yearbook

2018 Walkley Foundation Yearbook

A new era for the Walkley Magazine
‘As we mark the end of a print era, I want to pay tribute to the many people who have made The Walkley Magazine what it is over the years.’ July 2018.

Making space for Blak Critics in Australia’s arts landscape 
‘A flagship program at a First Nations arts festival in Victoria this year highlights the power of giving Indigenous writers the tools and platforms to critique arts and performance. Some of those involved wrote about what they learned, and what’s next.’ September 2017.

A charmed life
Iconic and intimate images from Australia’s first Aboriginal press photographer, Mervyn Bishop. September 2017.

You’ll occasionally hear my voice on the Walkley Talks podcast.

Each week I put together the Walkley newsletter, which you can sign up for here.

Equity Magazine

Colin Firth interview June 2012 (online preview for Equity Magazine cover story) “Firth in, best dressed”