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Normal Functioning Adult
A story of grief, friendship and love
Available now

Photo by Hannah photography

Hi! Thanks for visiting my site.

I am a writer of contemporary women's and LGBTQ+ fiction. My love of fictional worlds began as a young child, and I have since spent a lifetime reading across all genres, which has fuelled a strong desire to write my own stories. I'm passionate about books and would love the world to read more diverse Australian stories.

In my late teens, I left North Queensland and lived in the Northern Territory and Western Australian for several years before heading to the UK for a one year working holiday that turned into a twelve-year stint living in London and Oxford. I eventually returned to Australia and now live in Brisbane.

 

I hold a BA in English Language and Linguistics from the University of Westminster (London) and a MA in Writing, Editing and Publishing from The University of Queensland (Brisbane).

 

My first novel, Normal Functioning Adult, a tale of grief, friendship and love is available now

My second novel (a contemporary sapphic romance) is currently under submission and made the top fifteen of the 2022/23 Romance Writers of Australia Sapphire Award. I am now working on my third novel.

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