About

Bio

I’m a Slavic-Australian writer. My parents fled the tyranny of Stalin and Hitler as WWII refugees. I was taken from my mother at birth under Australia’s shameful forced adoption policy.

With a life canvas of trauma, early on I dabbled in the colours of perfectionism, self-loathing, addiction, anorexia, depression, and anxiety. More recently, my life colours are empathy, curiosity, creativity, story, identity, and mastery.

Writing is my main form of expression, but I also enjoy improvised comedy and acting. I live on Yugambeh country in Queensland with my partner, the occasional koala and a mob of kangaroos that have made our back paddock their home.

Published work

Short story – A Beautiful Name – Jigsaw Queensland
Short story – Christmas Wish – Australian Writers Centre
Short story – I Like Jazz – Teen Organ Donor Awareness Inc
Letter to the Editor – Power 100 article – Q Weekend – The Courier Mail
Prose – I Wish I Knew – Grieve Anthology Volume 6 – Hunter Writers Centre
Article – Travel Time Unbearable – Community Viewpoints – Fairfax Media
Short story – All the Right Moves – Bliss for Women, Melbourne
Article – Cattle Class – The Courier Mail

Awards/Competitions

Second Prize – Flash Fiction – Eastwood/Hills FAW Literary Competition
Shortlist – Furious Fiction Competition – Australian Writers Centre
Finalist – Grieve Competition – Hunter Writers Centre
Finalist – Redlands Novel Writing Contest
Highly commended –  Short story competition – Bliss for Women

Industry Memberships

University of Queensland – Approved Supplier – Freelance Writing
Australian Society of Authors
NSW Writers Centre
Kill Your Darlings