Writing
The Bone Flute
QLD Premier’s Literary Award (Emerging Author) 2000
Commonwealth Literary Awards (Best First Book) Shortlist – Asia Pacific Region 2001
This mesmerising novel draws the reader into Germaine’s life: a life filled with imaginary wonder, but one nobody would choose for themselves. Uncompromising in confronting assumptions about choice and responsibility, this heartbreaking novel takes you deep into the world of a young woman struggling to escape the cycle of domestic abuse.
RRP: $23.95
The True Green of Hope
Sam’s life is haunted by the day her mother abandoned her at the beach, leaving her homeless at thirteen. Years later, Sam has created a life for herself, but when an unidentified patient is admitted to the hospital where Sam works things start to fall apart.
RRP: $23.95
What The Sky Knows
Illustrated by Stella Danalis
CBCA Awards – Younger Readers shortlist
CBCA Awards – Picture Book shortlist
A book of wonder, curiosity and imagination. This story invites you to fly with birds and angels, float with clouds and balloons, to change colours, blow breezes and stir up storms.
RRP: $16.95 (softcover)
Rupetta
[Forthcoming]
In November 1619, Eloise Wynder creates a companion: a mechanical woman who will outlive her by more than four hundred years, and whose path through the world will change it in ways that she can never imagine.
Selected Short Fiction
‘Gibraltar’ in The Lifted Brow. 2010.
‘Arboretum .’ in The Lifted Brow. 2009.
‘The Adventures of Aimery and Quilla.’ The Lifted Brow. October, 2008.
‘Bride of the Deep.’ in The Willows Magazine. June, 2007. (post-published in a slightly different version here)
‘The Secret Cure’ in Touched By Wonder. October, 2007.
‘The Lighthouse Keeper.’ in Fantastical Visions 5. Due out sometime in 2010.
‘Juana and the Dancing Bear’ in Shimmer. Volume 2, Issue 2. Winter 2007.
‘A Feather on the Breath of God.’ in Eat Books. March, 2007.
‘Salt’ in Hidden Desires. Charnwood, ACT. Gininderra Press, 2006: 218-233.
‘True Love’ in Anti-SF. June, 2006.
‘Elephant.’ in The Courier Mail. September 24, 2005.
Selected Reviews & Articles
Review of Kate Hunter’s Mosquito Advertising: The Parfizz Pitch. in The Australian. 19-20 June, 2010.
‘This is Not For You‘ in Griffith Review 21. Hidden Queensland Issue. 2009.
‘Motherlove: Rocking the Cradle’ in Dotlit: The Online Journal of Creative Writing. Volume 3: Issue 2, 2002.
‘A Letter to M-’ in Dotlit: The Online Journal of Creative Writing. Vol 2: Issue 1, 2001.
‘Writing with Imagination: A Practical Guide.’ in TEXT: The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs. Vol 4 No2, 2000.
‘Becoming Angels: Women Writing Cyberspace’ in TEXT: The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs. Vol No 2, 1997.
‘Creativity and Writing.’ in Writing Queensland. November, 2006:6-7.
‘We Need To Talk About Lionel.’ in The Australian Literary Supplement. July, 2006:8-9.
(with Neilsen, P). ‘The Problem of the Exegesis in Creative Writing Higher Degree Programs’ in TEXT: The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs. Vol 8 No 1, 2004.
(with Brady, T). ‘The Novelist Enters the Library’ in TEXT: The Online Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs. Vol 2 No 1, 1998.
‘Charles Robb Exhibition’ in Courier Mail. September, 2005.
‘Close Enough to a Good Read’ in Courier Mail.3-4 December, 2005:5.
‘Vikram Seth: Two Lives.’ in Courier Mail. October, 2005.
‘Frank McCourt: Teacher Man.’ in Courier Mail. December, 2005.
Bourke, N. A.. ‘Australia Day Reading’ in Courier Mail. January, 2006.
‘Maureen Dowd: Are Men Necessary?’ in Courier Mail. February, 2006.
‘Elizabeth Jolley: Learning to Dance.’ in Courier Mail. March, 2006.
‘Kathryn Harrison: Envy.’ in Courier Mail. May, 2006.
‘Holy Blood: Holy Grail’ in M/C. May, 2006.
Sebastian Junger: A Death in Belmont.’ in Courier Mail. June, 2006.
‘Apathy Conveyed Too Well.’ in Courier Mail. 9-10 September, 2006: 23.
