This week is #FaceEquality week - an initiative by Face Equality International. “Face equality means creating a world where everybody is treated with the same respect regardless of how they look.  Image: woman with red face and short dark curly hair, wearing a floral … [Read more...]

One of the last things I did, before the world changed due to COVID-19, was speak at All About Women at Sydney Opera House. It was a career highlight! I chatted with Bri Lee and Flex Mami about beauty. We talked about beauty standards and representation, and the role of social … [Read more...]

Image: a book, open on a piece of white patterned cloth - its pages are fanned out. Its spine is black. Above is text “SUPPORT THE WRITERS” with two black lines horizontally either side of the text. With writers festivals and events being cancelled due to COVID-19,, it’s so … [Read more...]

I will be launching Danielle Binks’ debut middle grade fiction book The Year the Maps Changed with Readings online at 6.30 pm on Thursday 30 April. Danielle is my literary agent and she’s become one of my best friends in the three years since I started working with her. She’s my … [Read more...]

I am so grateful to City of Melbourne Libraries for still keeping my presentation on Introduction to memoir in their calendar. This is the only event that hasn’t been postponed due to COVID-19. I got to film a video in my kitchen. While I’ve been getting dressed as I would … [Read more...]