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April Monthly Meeting (in person) is 19 April 2024MORE
The Margaret Hazzard Short Story Award closes 30 April 2024MORE
April Monthly Meeting (in person) is 19 April 2024MORE
The Margaret Hazzard Short Story Award closes 30 April 2024MORE
April Monthly Meeting (in person) is 19 April 2024MORE
The Margaret Hazzard Short Story Award closes 30 April 2024MORE

Mary Jones

Mary emigrated to Australia from England in 2008. In the UK she was a member of The Writers’ Guild and the Crime Writers’ Association. She has written full-length and short fiction, and been published in a variety of magazines in the UK and Europe. She has also written stage plays for amateur and professional performance, and had a short story read on BBC Radio 4.

Since arriving in Australia she seems to have morphed into a performance poet, though she still writes fiction, articles and radio plays. She has had four poetry collections published and has just finished her first crime novel. She has been the guest feature poet at venues in Melbourne, and is available for readings.

ANTHOLOGIES
Poetica Christi Press poetry anthologies ‘A Lightness of Being’, 2014, ‘Inner Child’, 2015, ‘Imagine’, 2016,  ‘Hope Whispers’ and ‘Wonderment’, 2017, ‘Interludes’, 2018.
‘Stories & Poems from the Mornington Peninsula’, Fellowship of Australian Writers, 2009.
‘The Paradise Anthology’, Melbourne Writers Festival, 2009.
‘A Feast of Poetry’, The Raglan Gallery, 2011.
‘Splashes of Colour’, Geelong Writers Inc,2012.
‘Writing from the Peninsula’, Fellowship of Australian Writers, 2012
‘The Way to the Well, Australian Poetry 2014’, Central Coast Poets Inc, 2014.
‘City of Stars’, Ginninderra Press, 2015.
‘Connective Tissue’, Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology, 2015.
‘The Poet’s Quest for God’, Eyewear Publishing UK, 2016.
‘Grieve 2016’ e-anthology, 2016.
‘Grieve 2017’ anthology, 2017.
‘Wild’ anthology, Ginninderra Press, 2018
Aesthetica Creative Writing Anthology, 2018

MAGAZINES
Quadrant, The Australian Writer, Pearl Magazine, The Mozzie, Valley Micropress (NZ), Loving (UK). Best (UK), TV Quick (UK). Short stories published in translation in Norway and Sweden.

COMPETITIONS
1st Prize, Boroondara National Playwright Competition, 2009 .
1st Prize, (Performance), 2nd Prize (Written), South East Centre for Sustainability ‘Go Green Slam’ Poetry Competition, 2011.
3rd Prize,Mona Brand Short Story Competition, 2011.
3rd Prize, City of Rockingham Short Fiction Awards, 2014.
Shortlisted, The Newcastle Poetry Prize, 2015.
The People’s Poet Award, Wells Festival of Literature, UK 2015.
1st Prize, Queensland FAW Article Competition, 2016.
2nd Prize, Shakespeare Club of Western Australia Sonnet Competition, 2016.
1st Prize, Kathryn Purnell Poetry Prize, 2017.
3rd prize, Margaret Hazzard Short Story Competition, 2018.

PLAYS
‘Gemquest’, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter, UK.
‘All Fall Down’, Estuary Players, Topsham, UK.
‘Memory Stick’, Boroondara Theatre Company.

RADIO
‘Craftwork’, short story read by Patricia Hodge on BBC Radio 4.

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