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Katia Ariel

Life Writing: Writing the Tides

Katia Ariel is an author and book editor from Melbourne/Naarm. She was born in Odesa, Ukraine and teaches in the School of Culture and Communication at Melbourne University. Her work has been published in journals including WomankindArcher and Antithesis. She was awarded the Varuna Residential Fellowship (2022) and Bundanon Writing Residency (2024). Her memoir, The Swift Dark Tide, was shortlisted for the 2024 Stella Prize and The Society of Women’s Writers NSW Book Award. Her second book is forthcoming with Wild Dingo Press (2025). 

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