I woke up this morning to the best news ever! My poem, empty nest, has been shortlisted for the 2022 Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing in the Open Poetry section! The other poets shortlisted for the prize this year are Judith Bishop, Gayelene Carbis, Yaron Fisher, Helen Hopcroft, Susanne Kennedy,... Read more →

Burrow is an online literary journal that is dedicated to mental health. It is published by Old Water Rat Publishing which is a family affair consisting of Phillip Hall (poetry editor) and daughter Rhiannon Hall (managing editor). They publish poetry and other micro forms on what it means to live... Read more →

Image Credit: TextaQueen It's been a big year of w... Read more →

If you live in Victoria and you're not already a member of Writers Victoria, go join it right now! Don't worry, I'll wait here till you're done. Oh good, you're back! Now why did I want you to join Writers Victoria? Well they run a great bunch of courses throughout... Read more →

My poem, A Good Listener, about climate change and suburban gardens has been accepted for publication! I am so glad that this poem found a home and that editor Joan Fenney of The Crow saw something in it worthy of publication. I've sent this poem off to many journals and... Read more →

I’m super happy to have six of my poems featured in issue 32 of the free online Australian journal Rochford Street Review. The journal is edited by Mark Roberts and Linda Adair and they do a fantastic job of bringing together a wonderful publication. In this issue you can find... Read more →

Another fine anthology from independent Australian publisher, Stephen Matthews of Ginninderra Press. Filled with poetry from some of the finest Australian poets. Including yours truly with the poem, too late. When I read my very first Ginninderra Press anthology, way back in 2018, I had a go at writing a... Read more →

I am stoked to be part of the awesome zine, More Than Melanin, featuring a whole stack of incredible female BIPOC authors and artists from around the world. Edited by the wonderful Kanika Chopra, Issue 2: Intimacy in Solitude feature my poem, Shelter. The zine looks amazing and is on... Read more →

It flies in from South Australia and lands in my letterbox. This small, elegant journal of twenty pages. Lovingly edited and curated by Joan Fenney it is a delight to read. And I am delighted to say that my poem, Nana's Kitchen is one of the poems in the June... Read more →

I'm super excited to have not one, but two poems appearing in Legacy, Issue 32 of the Indian journal, Teetsa Review. It's the first time my poetry has left these shores (if you don't count the copy of my first book, Defenestration which is at my Uncle's house in Panadura,... Read more →