The front cover of The Boy Maeve showing a red-headed, white boy kneeling on the ground holding a dirk as flames sprout from his skin and three black birds circle above him.
The Boy Maeve, available in bookstores from 26 May 2026.

Books:

The Boy Maeve (2026), published by Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing.

  • Included on Reading’s list of highly anticipated Young Adult books coming in 2026.
  • Shortlisted for The Ampersand Prize.
  • Original manuscript accepted as part of Queensland Writers Centre’s Adaptable program and the Australian Society of Author’s ASA/CA Award Mentorship Program.

Articles published in:

  • Archer Magazine (2025, 25 Nov), online article.
  • Someone Like Me: An anthology of non-fiction by Autistic writers (2025), edited by Clem Bastow and Jo Case, UQP.
  • In Flux: Trans and Gender-Diverse Reflections and Imaginings (2022), edited by Alex Nichols, David Azul, Nick Lawson, The Swamp System and Urszula Dawkins, Thousand Threads Press.
  • Lane Cove Literary Awards Memoir Prize 2021: An Anthology (2022).
  • SUNNIE Magazine (2021), Issue 2, Museum of Brisbane.
  • Soft Borders, Hard Edges (2021), edited by Sam Elkin, Yves Rees and Tiffany Jones, Bent Street 5.1.
  • Meeting Place (2020), Arts Access Australia.

Prizes and award programs:

  • The Ampersand Prize 2022, Hardie Grant Publishing, Shortlisted.
  • ASA/CA Award Mentorship Program 2022, Australian Society of Authors, Mentee.
  • Adaptable 2022, Queensland Writers Centre, Shortlisted.
  • Melbourne Lord Mayor’s Creative Writing Awards (Narrative Non-Fiction category) 2020, Shortlisted.