2023 wrapped
What a big year 2023 has been. I’m deeply grateful for the opportunities received as an emerging author, especially through the WestWords Academy. Most of all, I’m celebrating the friendships forged this year in the Australian writing community.
My publications in 2023
Publications - BAD Western Sydney by WestWords, Emergence by Hardie Grant Books, Eucalypt: A Tanka Journal, The Big Issue ed. 694, Sutherland Shire Literary Competition 2023 Anthology.
Awards and competitions
Speaking opportunities
Speaking opportunities: Crime Writers’ Panel at Wollondilly Library, WestWords 2023 Academy Showcase, Bravewords Live! at Rose Scott Women Writers’ Festival.
Competition judging
Competition judging: Living Stories Western Sydney Writing Prize 2023: The Other City and Blacktown Mayoral Creative Writing Prize 2023
Writing community
The wonderful WestWords Academy, Alexandria Burnham Michael Campbell and BAD crew (Joanne Macias, Amy Anshaw-Nye and Michael Grenfell), plenty of inspiring authors along the way, you are simply the best community ever.
Not quite…
Of course there were a few misses as well, and by “a few” I mean “a roaring avalanche” of rejections… Such is #writerlife! Thanks to the amazing opportunities at BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival, I’ve made progress on both manuscripts. Plenty more work to be done.
I’m sure I’ve missed some thank-yous but please know I’m deeply appreciative.
