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‘Tommy Tearaway’ included in Just Write for Kids Anthology

I was delighted to learn my story ‘Tommy Tearaway’ will appear alongside 15 other laugh out loud tales in Just Write For Kids Australia’s 2026 anthology, Literally Hilarious.

Literally Hilarious brings together family-oriented stories for the junior fiction market with a percentage of proceeds going to the amazing Indigenous Literacy Foundation who work with remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities across Australia

This project is supported by so many visionary folks and wonderful authors and illustrators. Special thanks and shout outs to: Daisy Lane Seeds, Debra Tidball, Rose Ahearn, Adam Wallace, Jeremy Kalbstein and Romi Sharp. #justwriteforkidsaustralia

I’m a Finalist in the 2021 Aurealis Awards!

I nearly spat my coffee out when the 2021 Aurealis Award Announcement came through via email last week. My novella ‘The Little One’ is a finalist in the Best Fantasy Novella category!

This amazing news came on the back of ‘The Little One’ making the shortlist for an Australian Shadows Award in the Long Fiction category.

I’m thrilled this dark story of a young girl’s sacrifice for justice has resonated with readers and judges. The shortlist for the 2021 Aurealis Awards is truly outstanding, and I’m so honoured to be on it. These works underscore how vibrant and exciting Australia’s speculative fiction landscape is. You can view the shortlisted works here.

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If you would like to read ‘The Little One for yourself, you’ll find it in my short story collection Coralesque and Other Tales to Disturb and Distract (IFWG Publishing Australia, 2021).

Keep your fingers crossed for me everyone! The Aurealis Awards ceremony will be held in Canberra on May 28th.