I have one story eligible for Best Short Story in the 2026 Ditmar Awards! ‘Bottom Feeders’ was published in Lost Souls Magazine, and was shortlisted for the Aurealis Award for Best Short Horror Fiction! I am also eligible for Best New Talent if anyone felt like casting a vote in my direction!

Every time I go into the bookshop the Romantasy section has expanded. Part awe inspiring, part intimidating

I need to stop drinking caffeine after 4pm

Do you want to read a ghost story? So excited to have had my story ‘Margaret Wakes Up on the Sofa’ published by Banksia Journal! One of the first stories I ever put up for critique and I’m so happy that it’s found a home. You can read it here: banksiajournal.com/margaret-wak...

Ahhhh so excited for this to come out!!

Hey everyone! Super excited to be on @longboxpunk.substack.com with Madi talking about all things Dirtbags🎱 Come check us out!

This weekend was so much fun and it was so amazing to meet and connect with so many new people. I’ve loved Brisbane, what a cool place. Can’t believe the made the city from Bluey real 💙

Sitting waiting for my flight to Brisbane ahead of the Aurealis awards tonight, feeling nervous but also excited! I can’t wait to meet everyone. Naturally my plans to chill out on arrival in Brisbane are to watch a horror film to kill time

Great night at Lost Souls’ The Horror of Care with readings by @kaaronwarren.bsky.social @spooktapes.bsky.social Ben O’Mara @aarondries.bsky.social MC @fionnmacpherson.bsky.social & music by Jenny Sawer at Gang Gang cafe! Incredible stories & a privilege to listen to Ben’s nonfiction piece 🖤

Wooo! A worldcon in Aus would be amazing! Full support to the @brisbanein28.bsky.social team, fingers crossed it comes down South 🤞

Not much one can do while getting a full scalp bleach, so using the time to do some writing. Unclear if the chemicals cooking so close to my brain are going to be detrimental or if they will unlock some new potential

Bumping this! Come and see some of Australia’s best horror writers do readings and talk about horror! (And me MC’ing!)

Genuinely so excited to have been shortlisted for best horror short fiction!! And to be alongside such fantastic writers, truly unreal. Congratulations to everyone has been nominated, what an amazing year for Australian spec fic!!

It’s time for another Lost Souls: Macabre Dreams event! We have some amazing writers lined up including @aarondries.bsky.social and @kaaronwarren.bsky.social to talk about the beauty and struggles of care and how art helps us through it You can get tickets here: events.humanitix.com/the-horror-o...

My foot warmer is broken it keeps biting me

My local bookshop understands their audience.

My dad was an editor. Above his desk was a poster that said, “The strongest drive a man can feel is not food or sex but one man’s need to edit another man’s copy.” The word copy is crossed out and replaced with “change. That’s crossed out and replaced by “fix.” Then, emend, alter, improve, all

Book mail! My 2nd cover art but 1st time getting my mitts on a hardcopy! Thank you @deadsetpress.bsky.social REBELS & RAINBOWS eds. Austin P. Sheehan & Leanbh Pearson for the commission + including my Aurealis reprint “Integrated Learning” and all the authors for your wonderful stories. 🌈🦜✨

I’m a huge crime fiction fan, and so I’ve set myself the goal of reading all 100 of the Crime Writers Association top crime novels of all time. I’ve made a Storygraph challenge mostly for me to track my progress, but if you want to join in, here’s the link: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_chal...

Obligatory Spotify wrapped post

Yooooo so keen for this!!

Ahhh thanks so much for coming @chpearcewrites.bsky.social it was such an amazing evening and I’m so excited to have my first story in print!

Great launch of Lost Souls Issue 2 at Gang Gang Cafe with Ben O’Mara, @cztacks.bsky.social + fantastic dark, haunting readings from @fionnmacpherson.bsky.social S.R. Underschultz, Dr Cobi Calyx, Imogen Wall + music from Brendan Vincent! Excited to have art in this issue 🖤 Cover by Nic Carey 🌱

I'm so excited to be giving a reading as part of Lost Souls Magazine's latest event Strange Creations! Thank you so much to Ben O'Mara for letting me be a part of this awesome new publication, it feels unreal! You can get tickets to the event here: events.humanitix.com/strange-crea...

Thank you so much Celia! It was such an amazing evening and so awesome to see Canberra writing so celebrated!

I'm so excited to be giving a reading as part of Lost Souls Magazine's latest event Strange Creations! Thank you so much to Ben O'Mara for letting me be a part of this awesome new publication, it feels unreal! You can get tickets to the event here: events.humanitix.com/strange-crea...

Great night last night at #SpookyStoriesCanberra at Gang Gang Cafe, thank you #LostSoulsMag for organising, @captainamerico.bsky.social, S.R. Underschultz, and Julia Hood for their fantastic readings and music, and everyone for attending, it was lovely to see you! 👻 🖤 📚 🍻

It’s Official! CSFG’s latest anthology, “Never Say Die” will launch at Smith’s Alternative in Canberra on November 10th. Come join us for a night of readings and minglings with the writers.

So exciting!!!!! Congrats!!!

So excited to have @redscribe.bsky.social read Maintenance Phase for PodCastle. I literally cried. podcastle.org/2025/09/02/1...

All writing is good writing, right…?

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impossible to write without my assistants

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Aurealis Awards, presented at an online ceremony this afternoon! aurealisawards.org/2025/05/04/2... #AurealisAwards

The CSFG is looking for slush readers for our upcoming anthology, Never Say Die! We’re looking for a strong, diverse group of slush readers to review a handful of pieces each and help determine the fate of the anthology ✨✨✨ If you are interested, please email us below! [email protected]

“Love doesn’t just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.” ―Ursula K. Le Guin

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One to read for #TDoV :“When trans people are affirmed in their gender — whether through supportive relationships, healthcare, and/or self-expression — it fosters resilience, confidence and a greater sense of belonging." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...

Look I’m well known as a gen AI hater but what has the world come to that I struggle find a picture of a cool wizard among the slush of AI art I want my wizards painted by stoners on the side of vans as god intended

‘NEVER SAY DIE’ Anthology Submissions Callout! csfg.org.au/anthology/ne...