Awards and Grants

My short story, Legacy, was shortlisted for the 2019/20 Fish Publishing Short Story Prize - Judged by Colum McCann

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Honorable Mention in the Zoetrope: All-Story Short Fiction Competition. Judged by Colum McCann, December 2018

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Creative Victoria VicArts Grant 2018 to develop my manuscript, Homesickness. Thank you, Creative Victoria, July 2018

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Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund grant for a research trip to Jervis Bay, New South Wales, and a writing residency at Bundanon. Thank you Writers Victoria and the Myer Foundation, April 2018

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Bundanon Trust Artist-in-Residence, New South Wales, April/May 2018

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Hardcopy Non-Fiction Program (ACT Writers Centre)

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Fish Publishing Prize (IRELAND)

Shortlisted 2017

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Varuna Writing Retreat Fellowship

2016

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Bridport Short Story Prize (UK)

Shortlisted 2015

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Commonwealth Short Story Prize

Shortlisted 2014: One of five writers shortlisted from the Oceania Region

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Grace Marion Wilson Emerging Writers Fellowship

2013

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Fish Publishing Prize (Ireland)

Longlisted 2013/14

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D.J. O'Hearn Memorial Fellowship for Emerging Writers, Australian Centre Literary Awards, University of Melbourne

Special Commendation 2012