The Victorian Writer

To Wordsmith or Not

The following was published in the March – May 2021 edition of The Victorian Writer: Wordsmith. Donna Ward established the micro-press Inkerman & Blunt, and ‘Indigo Journal of Western Australian Writing’. Her prose has appeared nationally and internationally, and her memoir is ‘She I Dare Not Name: A Spinster’s Meditations on Life’ (Allen & Unwin 2020). For […]

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Aptronyms, apostrophes & ampersands

The following was published in the March – May 2021 edition of The Victorian Writer: Wordsmith. Lyn Yeowart’s first novel, ‘The Silent Listener’, a literary suspense thriller set in the heart of gothic Australia, was published by Penguin Random House in February 2021. Lyn is running a course in our 2021 Writers Victoria program where she’ll be

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Dogolalia

The following was published in the March – May 2021 edition of The Victorian Writer: Wordsmith. Maria Vouis is an emerging writer with CALD origins. She hopes her poems voice animals, migrants and the ‘other’. Publications include ‘Canberra Times’, Newcastle Poetry Prize, ‘Friendly Street Poets’, ‘NewPoets 19’ and ‘SCUM Magazine’.  

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Anchovy

The following was published in the December 2020 to February 2021 issue of The Victorian Writer: Recovery. Josefina Huq is a woman of colour, a creative writer and a PhD candidate based in Melbourne. She is interested in crafting short stories about place, home, memory, nostalgia, and anything else that might make you upset. Her research

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The Clothing of Creativity

The following was published in the December 2020 to February 2021 issue of The Victorian Writer: Recovery. Alexandra O’Sullivan writes fiction, creative non-fiction, articles and reviews. Her work has appeared in publications such as ‘Kill Your Darlings’, ‘Sydney Morning Herald’ and ‘Meanjin’. She has been shortlisted for several awards including the Newcastle Short Story Award and

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The Past Recovered

The following was published in the December 2020 to February 2021 issue of The Victorian Writer: Recovery. Michael Metzger writes memoir, essays, commentary and historical fiction. His published work includes ‘Towards the Light – Growing Through Grief’. His recently completed novel ‘Under A Different Star’ is awaiting a publisher. With qualifications in literature and journalism, his

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