My name is Mia-Francesca Jones, and I am a writer, researcher and producer with experience working across a number of prominent arts organisations. I am currently undertaking a PhD in practice-led research in creative environmental communication. My work explores homesickness, climate change, motherhood and meteorology. You can read my full bio here.

What I’ve been up to recently:

Awarded an inaugural 2025 Abbotsford Convent Writers Residency

Awarded the 2025 Mick Dark Flagship Fellowship for Outstanding Environmental Writing by Varuna National Writer’s House

Highly commended for the 2025 Peter Blazey Fellowship by the University of Melbourne

Awarded the 2024 Jennifer Strauss Fellowship for Humanities by Australian Graduate Women National Awards

Awarded a 2024 Ian Potter Emerging Artist Grant

Awarded the 2024 Joyce Iggulden Memorial Prize for Excellence in Creative Arts by James Cook University

Presenting at the 2024 IABA World Conference at the University of Iceland

Collaborating with the Antarctic Research Centre, Wellington