2025 wrapped

What a year! Here is a wrap-up of my writing year in 2025:

Awards:

1) 2025 Louie Award by Australian Crime Writers Association for ‘Bitter’ (honestly, this has been life changing)

2) Zinewest 2025 Editors’ Award by New Writers’ Group for ‘Potage/Patronage’

Publications

1) ‘Nothing to Forgive’ in Every Family has a Story by Family History ACT

2) ‘Island of the Old Shahbandar’ in Written Off Vol 4 by Vitagraph Publishing

3) ‘Potage/Patronage’ in ZineWest 2025

4) ‘Bitter’ on the Australian Crime Writers Association website for the Louie Award

Representation!

This year has been the year of DARK OPERA drafts. I’m absolutely knackered! I’m also thrilled to be represented by Rebecca Slater of a4 Literary. Still in disbelief.

Speaking opportunities:

1) All Lit Up! at Parramatta’s Lit, a literary festival part of Sydney Fringe Festival

2) Launch of Written Off Vol 4,  where I read ‘Island of the Old Shahbandar’

3) I conducted a ‘How to Plot your Crime Novel’ masterclass with WestWords and Campbelltown City Library at Wedderburn Writers’ Retreat

4) Performed at Bravewords Live! in May 2025

Community:

With lots of love to the wonderful writing community and inspiring authors along the way Augusta Supple, Ally Burnham, Michael Campbell, J. Marahuyo, Paris Rosemont, Sharleigh Crittenden, Jelena Curic, Joanne Macias, Samantha W. Lee, Amy Anshaw-Nye, Mersija Ilic, Adam Byatt, Hemat Malak, Shakira Piggott, and the Westwords community!

I’m sure I’ve missed some thank-yous but please know I’m sending you love and gratitude.