About me

Hi 👋 My name is Emma. I am an autistic and queer writer, performer and arts advocate. I live and work on the unceded land of the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people in Kamberri (Canberra), Australia.

My first novel, ‘Now that I see you’, was the winner of the Australian/Vogel Literary Award in 2021. I recently completed my second novel with funding support from artsACT and am currently developing an interdisciplinary live performance work that combines my writing and performance practices. In 2024, I was a resident artist at The Street Theatre and undertook graduate study in screen writing with the support of Screen Canberra.

I write freelance about the arts, mental illness, gender and sexuality for a number of publications, particularly HerCanberra and RiotACT. Before this, I edited and wrote for Leiden, and in 2017 we published ‘Building a Conscious Wardrobe (and other fun things)’, a book championing conscious consumerism.

I love teaching and speaking about writing and creative practice as well as supporting other artists in the development of their work.

In addition to my own creative practice, I am engaged in a number of arts advocacy roles: