The basics
I’m an artist who lives in Melbourne, Australia. I write fiction, freelance as a writer and perform my words onstage.
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 work as a Corporate Writer for a not-for-profit organisation. I also freelance as a writer. My clients have spanned a range of fields including the arts, community, business and tertiary education.
My specialty is writing funding proposals for the not-for-profit sector. I have a strong track record of success in this area. 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