I am thrilled to have stories, poems and non fiction published in anthologies and journals, and am grateful to have received awards and been shortlisted, longlisted and received commendations and mentions for my writing.
Publications
- ‘Farm hand needed, comes with house and dog’ (short story), The Outback Anthology Number 8, Boolarong Press, June 2023
- Regular column in the Flemington Kensington News (2007–2022)
- ‘The Blank Page’ (article), Victoria Writer, June/July 2019 issue
- ‘Inherited Pain’ (essay), ‘Frozen’ (poem), ‘Counting’ (poem) and ‘Have you tried’ (poem), Shaping the Fractured Self: Poetry of Chronic Illness and Pain, UWA Publishing, May 2017
- ‘Learners thrive in a culture of change’ (article), School-News.com.au, March 2017
- ‘On the Binns’ (short non fiction), Building Bridges, 2016 Reconciliation Writing Competition, Port Phillip Citizens for Reconciliation, November 2016
- ‘Dining at the Big Table’ (article), Victoria Writer, October/November 2016 issue
- ‘Shadow’ (creative non fiction), Grieve Volume 4 Anthology, Hunter Writers Centre, August 2016
- ‘Eggshells ‘ (creative non fiction), Grieve Volume 3 Anthology, Hunter Writers Centre, August 2015
- ‘Eggshells’ (creative non fiction), Flash Fiction Journal, June 2015
- ‘Comatose’, Frayed Anthology, Clover Press (RMIT), November 2015
- ‘Run’ (short story), ‘An Apple A Day’ (poem), ‘The Orb’ (short story), The Writing Group (anthology), Kensington Neighbourhood House, September 2014
- Successfully starting employees in small business, Tony Morgan, Megan Morgan (maiden name), Timothy Allchin, Burgundy Crest Templestowe Heights, Vic 1999
Shortlistings, Longlistings, Commendations and Mentions
- The Needleworker’s Daughter (unpublished manuscript), Longlisted for the Queensland Writers Centre 2023 Publishable Program
- ‘Butterfingers’, Highly Commended in the NYC 100 Word Microfiction Challenge, 2023
- ‘Murder by Biscuit,’ Honourable Mention in the NYC Midnight Short Story Contest, 2019
- The Dry Lands (unpublished young adult climate change fiction manuscript), Shortlisted for the 2018 Maurice Saxby Creative Development Program
- ‘Fault Lines’, Shortlisted for #METOO Trigger Warning Nonfiction Essay Contest, Memoir Magazine, April 2018
- ‘The Bush’, Longlisted in the EJ Brady Short Story Competition, April 2018
- ‘The Bush’, Shortlisted for Petrichor, Visible Ink 2015, August 2015
Awards
- 2017 Judy Duffy Award from RMIT Professional Writing and Editing Program for an all-around achievement and contribution to the program through adversity
- ‘On the Binns’, Second Prize, Port Phillip Citizens for Reconciliation Writing Competition, November 2016
- Intrepid Reporter Award, Flemington Kensington News, December 2012