Academic Career
Current Role:
Lecturer of Australian Indigenous Studies and Creative Writing. School of Communication, at the University of Technology Sydney.
Education & Awards
2021
Hunter College,
CUNY,
New York (U.S.A)
MFA Creative Writing (Fiction).
Thesis: “Blood and Country,” Hunter College, CUNY. New York/NY, U.S.A
Awards:
2021 Skidmore Summer Writers Conference Scholarship
2019 Fulbright W.G. Walker Scholarship.
2019 American Australia Association: Nomad Two Worlds Foundation Indigenous Arts Scholarship
2019 Hunter College, CUNY, Mother’s Day Award
2019 Ian Potter Cultural Foundation Scholarship
2019 Roberta Sykes Foundation Scholarship
2019 Australia Council of the Arts Professional Development Grant
2019
University of Queensland,
Brisbane, QLD
Australia
MPhil Creative Writing
Thesis "Borderland: The Indigenous Experience of Australian Literary Institutions"
Awards:
2019 Dean’s Award for Outstanding Higher Degree by Research Theses. (Awarded for MPhil Thesis).
2018 Future Leaders Program Participant: Australia Council of the Arts.
2018 Cecilie Anne Sloane Postgraduate English Creative Writing Research Scholarship: University of
Queensland
2018 Candidate Development Award: University of Queensland
2015
University of Queensland,
Brisbane, QLD
Australia
BA Honours 1A Creative Writing,
Thesis "Aboriginal Dreaming and Masculine Identity in Fiction"
Awards:
2015 Aurora International Study Tour Participant
2015 Deans List for academic excellence
2014
University of Queensland,
Brisbane, QLD
Australia
BCA Creative Writing Extended Major
Awards:
2014 Valedictorian of Bachelor of Arts cohort
2012 E.O.H Handy Memorial Scholarship
