Portrait by Amy Alexander www.welldonenobody.com
I’ve been working with words for the past fifteen years, both in-house and as a freelancer. I specialise in delivering complex editorial projects for NGOs, government agencies and educational institutions. I also love working with individual authors at all stages of their writing journey, to help bring their manuscripts to a publishable standard. While my clients are based all over the globe, I live and work on unceded Gadigal Country.
I gained diverse experience during editorial and production roles with Australian publishers. During my time in-house, I had the pleasure of working with organisations like DFAT, the Lowy Institute and the Department of Premier and Cabinet. My skills were further extended through my role as Publishing Manager at the Australian Society of Authors. I was also the ASA's Program Manager, and had the wonderful job of running grant programs and awards for authors and picture book illustrators.
While based in Berlin for six years, I worked with the inspiring team at Curved House Kids, to co-author, develop, edit and project manage the Discovery Diaries, a STEM-literacy series designed to educate and empower primary-aged children. To create this series, I collaborated with STEM-experts from the UK Space Agency, the European European Space Agency and the Science and Technology Facilities Council. Over 200,000 students enrolled in our programs, two of which were runners-up for the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Innovation in Education. For seven years, I was Deputy Editor of Visual Verse, a monthly online anthology of art and words. Conceived by publisher Kristen Harrison and award-winning author Preti Taneja, Visual Verse has an international community of over 3000 members.
In addition to writing non-fiction books for children, I'm also a children's novelist. My debut novel R.I.P. Nanny Tobbins will be published by HarperCollins Australia in June 2025, followed by its sequel in 2026. I've previously been awarded two Australian Society of Authors Mentorships and a Varuna Fellowship to support my development as a writer, for which I am deeply grateful. For information about the books I've authored and co-authored, see Books.
I hold an MA in Writing for Children and Young Adults (Manchester Metropolitan University), a BA Communications (Writing and Contemporary Cultures) and a Graduate Certificate in Editing and Publishing, both from the University of Technology, Sydney. Feel free to contact me if you're interested in collaborating.
I gained diverse experience during editorial and production roles with Australian publishers. During my time in-house, I had the pleasure of working with organisations like DFAT, the Lowy Institute and the Department of Premier and Cabinet. My skills were further extended through my role as Publishing Manager at the Australian Society of Authors. I was also the ASA's Program Manager, and had the wonderful job of running grant programs and awards for authors and picture book illustrators.
While based in Berlin for six years, I worked with the inspiring team at Curved House Kids, to co-author, develop, edit and project manage the Discovery Diaries, a STEM-literacy series designed to educate and empower primary-aged children. To create this series, I collaborated with STEM-experts from the UK Space Agency, the European European Space Agency and the Science and Technology Facilities Council. Over 200,000 students enrolled in our programs, two of which were runners-up for the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Innovation in Education. For seven years, I was Deputy Editor of Visual Verse, a monthly online anthology of art and words. Conceived by publisher Kristen Harrison and award-winning author Preti Taneja, Visual Verse has an international community of over 3000 members.
In addition to writing non-fiction books for children, I'm also a children's novelist. My debut novel R.I.P. Nanny Tobbins will be published by HarperCollins Australia in June 2025, followed by its sequel in 2026. I've previously been awarded two Australian Society of Authors Mentorships and a Varuna Fellowship to support my development as a writer, for which I am deeply grateful. For information about the books I've authored and co-authored, see Books.
I hold an MA in Writing for Children and Young Adults (Manchester Metropolitan University), a BA Communications (Writing and Contemporary Cultures) and a Graduate Certificate in Editing and Publishing, both from the University of Technology, Sydney. Feel free to contact me if you're interested in collaborating.