I've been invited to facilitate a full-day 'Writing Trauma' workshop at Writing NSW in Rozelle, Sydney, in early December. There are still a few spots available, and they are taking registrations (so long as openings remain) up until the day. If you'd like to come along and explore the world of literary trauma testimony, you can register here.

I'll be talking trauma with Ariel Burger (US), Maria Tumarkin, and Michaela Kalowski in 'The Weight of Trauma' at Sydney Jewish Writers Festival at 5 pm on August 25th. Book to join me here. 

I'm also appearing at several events, including 'Women's Bodies' with Jess Hill, Jane Caro, and Jenna Guillaume, 'Crime Fiction and #MeToo', with Caroline de Costa, M J Tija, and Meg Vann, and 'Tributes to Carpentaria', with Melissa Lucashenko and Cheryl Leavy. More details here. 

I have new short fiction titled 'Necropolis Drive' out in Southerly 78.2, which is being launched on Wednesday, June 19, at the UNSW Bookshop Unfortunately, I won't be there as I will be on writing retreat thanks to a 2019 Griffith Review Contributors Circle Varuna Residency award. RSVP here or buy a copy direct from Southerly here. 

The lovely Lee Kofman invited me to contribute a guest blog post on her famed The Writing Life blog for March. You can read about my wrangling with writing trauma here. 

Dr Michael Richardson, Senior Lecturer in the School of the Arts & Media at the University of New South Wales, has reviewed Traumata and The Poetics of Transgenerational Trauma together in TEXT Journal Vol 22 No 2, Oct 2018. You can read this extra special review in full here. 

The Guardian asked me if I had any opinions I'd like to share on book publication day this Monday past. You can read my response here. 

As of today, Traumata is in stores and born unto the world. If you live in Sydney, or will be in town on May 20, you're very welcome to come join me 'In Conversation' with Julianne Schultz at Gleebooks. RSVPs required. Sign up here. 

I'm honoured to be included in the festival program this year, and what a program it is. New director, Michaela McGuire, has ensured an excellent line up for the temporarily relocated and downsized festival (Carriageworks, Seymour Centre, and other city venues). You can view the program and book events here. 

I will be appearing on a panel with Mark Baker and Maria Tumarkin discussing Writing Grief and Trauma, and I'll be facilitating a full-day workshop: Writing Trauma: Exploring Trauma Testimony. I'll also be fangirling around the traps.