Meg’s writing has appears in various publications and has received various awards. Her writing is published in anthologies and journals, is shortlisted and longlisted, and has received commendations, mentions and awards. Meg has attended writing residencies and fellowships.
- Awards
- Publications
- Shortlistings, Longlistings, Commendations and Mentions
- Residencies and Fellowships
Awards
- 2024 – Un|Common Thread, Chapter One Prize, Australasian Association of Writing Program, Third Prize
- 2017 – Judy Duffy Award (RMIT Professional Writing and Editing Program) for all-around achievement and contribution to the program through adversity
- 2016 – ‘On the Binns’, Second Prize, Port Phillip Citizens for Reconciliation Writing Competition
- 2012 – Intrepid Reporter Award, Flemington Kensington News
Publications
- 2002-ongoing – Regular column in the Flemington Kensington News
- 2023 – ‘Farm hand needed, comes with house and dog’ (short story), The Outback Anthology Number 8, Boolarong Press
- 2019 – ‘The Blank Page’ (article), Victoria Writer
- 2017 – ‘Inherited Pain’ (essay), ‘Frozen’ (poem), ‘Counting’ (poem) and ‘Have you tried’ (poem), Shaping the Fractured Self: Poetry of Chronic Illness and Pain, UWA Publishing,
- 2017 – ‘Learners thrive in a culture of change’ (article), School-News.com.au
- 2016 – ‘On the Binns’ (short non fiction), Building Bridges, Reconciliation Writing Competition, Port Phillip Citizens for Reconciliation
- 2016 – ‘Dining at the Big Table’ (article), Victoria Writer
- 2016 – ‘Shadow’ (creative non fiction), Grieve Volume 4 Anthology, Hunter Writers Centre
- 2015 – ‘Eggshells ‘ (creative non fiction), Grieve Volume 3 Anthology, Hunter Writers Centre
- 2015 – ‘Eggshells’ (creative non fiction), Flash Fiction Journal
- 2015 – ‘Comatose’, Frayed Anthology, Clover Press (RMIT)
- 2014 – ‘Run’ (short story), ‘An Apple A Day’ (poem), ‘The Orb’ (short story), The Writing Group (anthology), Kensington Neighbourhood House
- 1999 – Successfully starting employees in small business, Tony Morgan, Megan Morgan (maiden name), Timothy Allchin, Burgundy Crest Templestowe Heights
Shortlistings, Longlistings, Commendations and Mentions
- 2024 – Un|Common Thread (unpublished manuscript), 2024 Gloria Burley Award for Best Unpublished Manuscript longlist
- 2023 – The Needleworker’s Daughter (unpublished manuscript), Queensland Writers Centre 2023 Publishable Program longlist
- 2023 – ‘Butterfingers’, NYC 100 Word Microfiction Challenge Highly Commended
- 2019 – ‘Murder by Biscuit,’ NYC Midnight Short Story Contest Honourable Mention
- 2018 – The Dry Lands (unpublished young adult climate change fiction manuscript), Maurice Saxby Creative Development Program shortlist
- 2018 – ‘Fault Lines’, #METOO Trigger Warning Nonfiction Essay Contest, Memoir Magazine shortlist
- 2018 – ‘The Bush’, EJ Brady Short Story Competition longlist
- 2018 – ‘The Bush’, Petrichor, Visible Ink shortlist
Residencies and Fellowships
- 2025 Chateau Orquevaux Artist Residency
- 2024 Katharine Susannah Pritchard Writers Centre Fellow
- 2024 Varuna Residency