The basics
I’m an artist who lives in Melbourne, Australia. I write fiction, freelance as a writer and perform my words onstage. I’ve also produced arts projects, both as an independent producer and for Footscray Community Arts Centre, Melbourne Fringe and other organisations.
I’m working on my second book (working title: The Meaning of Life and Other Fictions). My first book is Look Who’s Morphing, a collection of fictions. Published by Giramondo Publishing, Look Who’s Morphing was released in April 2009. It was shortlisted for the 2010 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book (South East Asia and Pacific), 2009 Age Book of the Year (Fiction) and Melbourne Prize Trust’s 2009 Best Writing Award.
A very short CV
Creative work
I’ve won numerous grants and awards for my fiction. My fiction has been published in Australia, USA, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Italy, France and Sweden (here’s a list of my publications). I regularly perform my work at festivals and other events. I also have a PhD in Professional Writing from Deakin University.
Additional writing work
I freelance as a writer, analyst and editor, primarily for the not-for-profit sector. My clients have spanned a range of sectors including the arts, community, health, business, local government and tertiary education.
One of my specialties is writing funding proposals for not-for-profit organisations. I also write corporate and sales brochures, website content, speeches, case studies, annual reports, feature articles, media releases, and much more.
Some current artistic fascinations
- Experimenting with text
- Comedy (even the occasional prank)
- Writing very ambitious books
- Robots
- Philosophy of religion
- Collage
- Sweet Valley High books
- Tom of Finland