Credits
2009
A Reckless Descent from Eternity, poetry collection published by Ginninderra Press.
'Aurora', story published in Island literary journal, Spring edition.
3 poems in FAWTAS anthology, A Net of Hands, edited by Megan Shaffner.
Poems published online in Australian Poetry Collaboration, edited by Les Wicks.
May Gibbs Creative Time Literary Fellowship, Adelaide, June/July.
Highly Commended, Fellowship of Australian Writers National Literary Awards, Di Cranston Award, 2008 (announced 2009).
Commended, Fellowship of Australian Writers National Literary awards, White Light Award (announced 2009).
Highly Commended for entry in Wildcare Tasmania international nature writing prize (announced 2009).
Judge, FAW Tas national Nairda Lyne award for a children's story.
Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in Writing from Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia, March 2009.
Received ECU Faculty of Education and the Arts research medal awarded to a graduate student for outstanding research achievement in a Research Higher Degree programme offered by the Faculty for Education and the Arts, March 2009.
Awarded honorary postdoctoral fellowship at Edith Cowan University for 2009.
Awarded Arts Tasmania Creative Development Grant to write a junior novel, Under the Double Rainbow.
2008
WA Premier's Reading Champion
Poem commended in Overland, Judith Wright Poetry Award.
2007
Captain Clawbeak and the Red Herring. Listed as one of 40 Excellent books for 2007 by the NSW School Magazine.
WA Writer on the Road tour of Wheatbelt schools.
Varuna poetry mentorship with Deb Westbury.
Publication of Captain Clawbeak and the Ghostly Galleon.
Established Writer in Residence, Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers Centre, Greenmount, WA.
2006
Highly Commended, Island Magazine, Gwen Harwood Poetry Award.
Poem, 'Spiritlands Undreaming' published in Island magazine.
Publication of Captain Clawbeak and the Red Herring and Captain Clawbeak the One and Only by Random House Australia.
2005
Awarded ECU postgraduate research scholarship for PhD study.
Juliet McLaughlin study tour of England, Joseph Conrad Society UK.
2004
Writer in Residence, Marakoopa Cave, Arts Tasmania/Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife residency.
2003
Publication of Warts 'n' All by Koala Books, Sydney.
2002
Publication of The Crown and Gown, early childhood reader, Bright Sparks series, Cambridge University Press, Melbourn.
2001
Winner, S.A.E. Strom Maritime Short Story Award, Shiplovers’ Society of Victoria,
2000
Arts Tasmania creative development grant.
The Glow Worm Cave, shortlisted for the Wilderness Society’s Environment Children’s Book of the Year.
Writer and Producer, Shipwrecks, Sealers and Scientists on Macquarie Island, web site – co-production, Fahan School and Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service:Gold medal award winner, schools section, World Cyberfair 2001; winner ABC On-line Award for the Australian Schools’ Web Challenge,; winner Sony Design Award for the Australian Schools’ Web Challenge, 2000; winner, state final (Tasmania) for the Australian Schools’ Web Challenge.
1999
Winner, Banjo Paterson Open Poetry Award, Orange Arts Council.
Publication of children's picture book, The Glow Worm Cave by Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra.
Winner, Colin Knight Memorial Poetry Award for a nature poem, FAW, Tasmania.
1998
Runner up, Australian Irish Heritage Association essay competition.
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