YA manuscript ‘The Maggie Problem’ wins the Steph Bowe Prize

The Steph Bowe Prize for Young Writers ecnourages and supports an unpublished Australian writer of young adult fiction under 25. Established in memory of beloved Australian YA author Steph Bowe, the Prize honours her passion for fostering and mentoring emerging writers.
My YA manuscript ‘The Maggie Porblem’ was the 2025 winner of the prize.

‘Haircut’ short story published in What You Become anthology

RMIT’s Professional Writing and Editing student-run anthology, written, edited, designed and published by students. My YA short story ‘Haircut’ is featured.

Calling it Curtains

A poem about Melbourne and my connection to it.

The Sunset Era

A poem in RMIT Catalyst’s Future Tense edition that imagines a journey through bushfire smoke and climate disaster.

Sisyphean Again

A poem about feeling like the goal posts are constantly being moved further and further away

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: the Book Industry’s Shunning of its Most Vibrant Readership Hurts Us All

There is a glaring gap in our bookish discussions, which has grown over the last few years. We do not give youth literature—picture books, middle grade and YA—the space it deserves in our national book conversation, and we are all worse off for it.

Bottled

A prose poem about the fear and joy of being seen as a queer person.

Time Capsules and Climate Doom

Essay in RMIT’s Catalyst’s Infinite edition, which imagines the opening of a time capsule on campus in a climate change-impacted Melbourne.

Imagined, Real

A poem in YMCA’s WhyNot exploring the physicality of anxiety.

Bleedthrough: censorship and book banning in Australia

Article about the prevelance, potential growth, and challenges that are arising from censorship and book banning in Australia and overseas, featuring interviews with Australian writers and editors.

Queen Bee

Flash fiction about a house consumed by bees.

Practising Rejection

Reflections on rejection as part of a productive writing life

The Cover Letter I Wish I Could Write

All the things I wish I could write on job applications.

Change and Anxiety in Covid Times

A personal essay about the social challenges of moving on from high school when covid has changed the rituals of that transition period.