All poems are excerpts from poetry memoir manuscript ‘The String that goes Unseen’, a project supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.
Further Highlights
2026
Wheeler’s Centre ‘Hot Desk’ Fellow
Mother Tongue ‘Rising Voices’ Fellow
Varuna National Writer’s House ‘Writer’s Space Online’ Fellow
‘Amorphous’ Film – Vantra International Film Festival (Highly Commended)
2025
Emerging Writers Festival Panellist
Creative Victoria Uncovering Talent Grant recipient
Judge for the City of Casey ‘Fresh Words Young Writers Competition’
Jury Member for the University of Sydney ‘Change and Hope’ Lived-Experience Art Competition
Writer’s Victoria Mentorship with Lyndel Caffrey
Winner of Best Screenwriter – Focus on Ability Film Festival
‘Dandelion Bouquet’ Film – Selected for SF3 International Film Festival (Highly Commended, screened at ACMI) & Focus on Ability Film Festival
‘Amorphous’ Film – Selected for Poetry Short Film Festival (Los Angeles) & REELpoetry International Film Festival
‘Dark Oxygen’ Film – Longlisted and Published in the Hunter Writer’s Centre Grieve Project
2024
Australian Poetry Slam State Finalist
RUSSH Magazine Literary Showcase Finalist
Faber Writing Academy Poetry Course (with Eilleen Chong)
Writer’s Victoria Writability participant (with Ruby Hillsmith)
2023
‘Exhale’ Film – Winner of the USYD ‘Dreams & Debuts’ lived experience art prize
Commissioned by Arts Access Victoria and the City of Melbourne SIGNAL to create a spoken word poem inspired by disability access in the arts
Highly Commended in the Writers Victoria ‘Writeability’ Fellowship
Spokenword performed at the Melbourne Disability Expo
Express Media toolkits poetry and non-fiction participant (with Hasib Hourani)
2022
Express Media toolkits poetry participant (with Madison Godrey)