Poet | Cloud Gazer
Publications
Selected Publications
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'my executive is not functioning' forthcoming The Suburban Review: Disability, 2024.
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'I don't know you', 'She cradles a bowl' & 'thinking in mundane' Locative zine, 2024.
'sheet lightning' ZineWest, 2024.
'boiled potato makes me gag' NPP 2024 - Dombóvár, 2024.
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'coral reefs' Gems zine Issue 24: Distances, 2024.
'whisper thank you to their king sized bed for not swallowing them;' WestWords Living Stories: Over the Line...? Anthology, 2024.
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'You don't look Filo' FemAsia magazine 2024.
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'Frankie, the cat.' CAT Anthology, Illographo Press 2024.
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'I'm an anxious caterpillar' Dancing Dragons Romanian/Australian Anthology 2023-24.
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'ba-ad, ba-ad black sheep' Mayoral Creative Writing Prize EXTRAordinary 2023, pp. 19.
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'Infinite Blue Candies and Eyeballs' FemAsia magazine 2023.
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'Happiness', 'stop making yourself cry' &
'4:37am; crying gorgeously' The Writing Zone's Twice as Many Stars Anthology 2023.
'Memories of rain' WestWords Living Stories: The Other City Anthology 2023.
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'meeting Amihan' & 'Expressin-ation' The Writing Zone's The Space Between chapbook 2022.
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'winter high' Alice Sinclair's Out of the Shadow
Anthology 2022.
'shedding skin' Poetica Christi Press Transformation Anthology 2022.
'On the cusp in summer' & 'Flu 2022' Short Stories Unlimited Four Seasons Anthology.
‘Ode to gigil’ Poetry of Encounter: The Liquid Amber Prize Anthology 2022.
‘Before the Rain’ ZineWest 2022.
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'Christmas Ritual' Kyogle Readers and Writers website 2022
‘Living within the Event Horizon’ WestWords Living Stories: Things Unsaid Anthology 2022, pp. 179.
‘What even are we?’ Cordite Poetry Review No Theme: 11.
Awards
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ZineWest, Editor's Choice Award, 2024.
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The Newcastle Poetry Prize, shortlisted, 2024.
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The Living Stories Western Sydney Writing Prize.
Winner, Adult's LGA region.
Overall Winner, Adult's category, 2024.
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Mayoral Creative Writing Prize,
Winner, Adult category, 2023.
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The Living Stories Western Sydney Writing Prize.
Winner, Adult’s LGA region, 2023.
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ZineWest, Highly Commended, 2022.
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Alice Sinclair Writing Competition Out of the Shadows, Shortlisted, 2022.
Short Stories Unlimited Winter Poetry Prize, Highly Commended, 2022.
Born Writers Award, Shortlisted, 2022.
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The Living Stories Western Sydney Writing Prize.
Winner, Adult’s LGA region,
Highly Commended, Adult's category, 2022.
The Kyogle Poetry Prize, Highly Commended, 2022.
Short Stories Unlimited Summer Poetry Prize, Highly Commended, 2022.
whisper thank you to their king sized bed for not swallowing them;
read by ali whitelock
Living Stories Over the Line...? judges' comments:
"This is a poem that stays with you. The tone is playful and the images are vivid, but the hard-hitting lines at the end of each stanza stop you in your tracks, and force you to weigh them, and sort through to discover their full meaning. The narrative voice of the child fascinates and is expertly realised on the page. The questions this poem poses to the adults - what lines will you cross and what secrets will you keep - are wonderfully in tune with the theme. The structure of the poem dances just as much as its lyrics sing. A masterfully crafted piece."
WestWords Mini-Masterclass
"AWESOME, GOBSMACKED, NURTURED & INSPIRED"
with the 2022 WestWords-Varuna Residents
In this Mini-Masterclass, James sits down with the 2022 WestWords-Varuna Writers in Residence: J. Marahuyo, Paris Rosemont, Harvey Liu and Finn O'Branagain; the winner of the inaugural Ultimo Prize, Zeynab Gamieldien; and poet and program mentor ali whitelock. They are discussing an amazing week at Varuna, the National Writers' House (varuna.com.au).
Views expressed in this podcast are not necessarily those of the WestWords organisation.
