Writing Awards
Him, and Then Her (short story), Shortlisted for the Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction judged by Ottessa Moshfegh, Tiffany Tsao and Mariana Enriquez, 2023
Arrow (short story), Shortlisted for the Rachel Funari Prize for Fiction judged by Jennifer Down, Eleni Hale and Rae White, 2020
Animals (short story), Shortlisted for the Overland VU Short Story Prize judged by Nam Le, 2015
Moonshine on a Lonely Planet (novel), Longlisted for the Richell Prize by Hachette Australia, 2015
Judges notes for Him, and Then Her
‘Touches of body horror [...] elegant [...] wonderfully written.’
— Mariana Enríquez
Judges notes for Arrow:
“‘Arrow’ moves seamlessly in and out of time to yield an impressionistic portrait of its characters—both as individuals and as a couple. Potent descriptive language and a lovely sense of rhythm to its sentences. ”
“ ‘Arrow’ is a beautifully woven nostalgic story. ”
“This nostalgic mirage-like story effortlessly conjures the folklore of childhood, the envious tensions of a marriage, and the ways a past can inflict pain on the present and regrow from it: a future.”
Grants and Fellowships
Awarded the Jennifer Strauss Fellowship for Humanities by Australian Graduate Women, 2024
Awarded an Ian Potter Emerging Artist Grant, 2024
Awarded the Roderick HDR Professional Development Scholarship (joint), 2024
Awarded a Malakta Arts Factory creative residency in Malax, Finland, 2024
Awarded James Cook University Competitive Conference Funding to present at the International Auto/Biography Association Global Conference, University of Iceland, 2024
Awarded James Cook University Competitive Project Grant Funding for collaboration and travel to Antarctic Research Centre, University of Wellington, 2024
Recipient of William Thomas Williams Postgraduate Scholarship for a creative scholar, James Cook University, 2022
Recipient of Regional Arts Victoria Sustaining Creative Workers Grant, 2021
Awarded a City of Greater Bendigo Creative Recovery Residency, 2021
Selected participant in Express Media’s Toolkits: Digital Storytelling, 2020
Awarded matched funding boost by Australian Cultural Fund, 2018
Recipient of RMIT University Creative Grant, 2017
Awarded RMIT University Graduating Scholarship, 2016
Recipient of RMIT University Global Mobility Grant, 2016
Recipient of RMIT University Travel Equity Grant, 2016