Authors and Artists

Duncan Mackay was born in Kenya and lived in Somalia, Scotland and New Zealand before migrating to Western Australia. He has been a journalist, historian and freelance writer, and also worked in government. He lives in Perth with his wife, and enj... Full profile

Ellisha Majid was born in Kuala Lumpur but lived for several years in England, the United States and Melbourne. She moved to Perth, where she taught at a high school. Ellisha enjoys reading, yoga, good food and the outdoors. Full profile

Caitlin Maling is a WA poet with three books out through Fremantle Press, the latest of which is Fish Song (2019). She has also published individual poems and creative nonfiction widely in Australia and overseas. Full profile

Margaret M. Manion is one of Australia’s pre-eminent art historians, whose scholarship on Medieval and Renaissance art, in particular the art of the illuminated manuscript, is acclaimed internationally. She is a Fellow of the Australian Acad... Full profile

Shirley Marr is a first-generation Chinese-Australian and author of young adult and children’s fiction. It was while she was writing a very dry PhD on accounting that she realised she’d rather be writing down her dark, twisted daydream... Full profile

Rhonda Marriott was born in Derby, WA and is a descendant of Kimberley Nyikina Aboriginal people and has devoted her adult life to nursing and midwifery in both clinical and academic roles. Much of Ngangk Yira’s ethos is based on her experie... Full profile

Felicity Marshall is an author/illustrator with an honours degree in fine arts. She has also studied classical ballet, performed with the West Australian Ballet Company, children’s pantomime, and worked in film production for 17 years. She w... Full profile

Jay Martin grew up in Melbourne and lived in the UK, Vietnam, India, Japan and Perth before moving to Canberra, where she worked as a social policy adviser and inadvertently married a diplomat. While in Poland, Jay worked as a freelance writer for... Full profile

Sonia is a Western Australia based illustrator and graphic designer. She has studied ancient history, fine art and design, and graduated from Curtin University with a major in illustration. Her work incorporates many different styles and media, bo... Full profile

Wayne Martino completed his doctorate at Murdoch University. He has had extensive experience teaching English and Literature at secondary schools in Perth, Western Australia. Full profile

John Mateer has published books of poems in Australia, Austria, Portugal and the UK, and smaller collections in South Africa, Indonesia, Japan and Macau. World Literature Today has called him ‘the most recent reincarnation of the internation... Full profile

Susan Maushart is a freelance writer, author, project director and editor who has published best-selling books. Full profile

Sally Mayman has been a photographer since the 1980s, working as a commercial photographer and an artist. She has specialised in photographing people and landscapes, with many clients from corporate, editorial and government or... Full profile

Donna Mazza was born and grew up in Bunbury, Western Australia. She lived in Perth for a number of years, has travelled extensively in Europe, North America and South-East Asia, and completed a PhD in English at Edith Cowan University in 2005. She... Full profile

Jennifer McBride was born and raised in Western Australia, where she lives with her husband and children. She enjoys reading, writing and watching movies, with a particular love of fantasy and science fiction. When she is not writing, Jennifer lov... Full profile

Kate grew up in Perth's northern suburbs. She has a degree in English and Art and a diploma in Education. Full profile

David McComb formed The Triffids in 1978 in Perth. Relocating first to the eastern states and then to London in 1984, the band divided its time between Australia and Europe for the remainder of the decade, touring and recording albums. After The T... Full profile

Lorraine McGinniss was born and educated in Perth, Western Australia. She taught at schools in Perth and Melbourne, and later pursued her interest in food and cultural influences when living in Asia and Europe. Women Together, a group of newly arr... Full profile

Jane McKay was born in Tasmania and now lives in Perth, Western Australia. She has worked as a primary school teacher and now enjoys life as an artist, author and graphic designer. Full profile

Tom McKendrick hails from the North of England and has a degree in architecture from Northumbria University. He worked in various architectural practices in Perth before turning his attention towards his lifelong passion of illustration and graphi... Full profile

Meg McKinlay is a children’s writer and poet whose work ranges from picture books through to young adult fiction. Her publications include the Prime Minister's Literary Award-winning A Single Stone, and CBCA-shortlisted No Bears and Duck for... Full profile

Glen McLaren was born in York, Western Australia, in 1948. He has worked as a shearer, bulldozing contractor, horse breaker and farm manager. He was awarded a PhD from Curtin University in 1995. Full profile

Chris McLeod was born in Western Australia in 1950 and grew up in Katanning. He has worked in psychology, education and journalism. Chris McLeod’s short fiction has appeared in various Australian literary journals and anthologies. Full profile

Nick Melidonis is a passionate travel, landscape and fine-art photographer with a particular interest in the Greek Islands. Nick has delivered seminars and lectured to imaging enthusiasts and a popular travel photography course at the University o... Full profile

Tjalaminu Mia is a Noongar woman with bloodline links to the Minang and Goreng peoples of the south-west of Western Australia. She was a research fellow in Oral History and the Arts in the School of Indigenous Studies at the Un... Full profile

Susan Midalia is the author of three short story collections, all shortlisted for major Australian literary awards: A History of the Beanbag, An Unknown Sky and Feet to the Stars. Her debut novel The Art of Persuasion was published in 2018. She al... Full profile

Dr Clare Middle is a veterinarian with over 25 years experience treating dogs and cats with both conventional and complementary veterinary medicine. She writes regular articles and Q&A columns for media outlets such as Nova and Glow magazines.... Full profile

Born in Poland in 1921 Janina Milek was transported with her family to Siberia in the freezing winter of 1940. She worked hard in the labour camps for nearly two years until the changing fortunes of the war offered relative freedom. There followed... Full profile

Graeme Miles was born in Perth in 1976 and, apart from short absences, has lived there ever since. He has studied English literature, Latin and ancient Greek, in which he has completed a PhD at the University of Western Australia. His poems have a... Full profile

Patsy Millett is the eldest daughter of the six children of pioneering aviator H.C. (Horrie) Miller and the author Dame Mary Durack Miller. Born at the outbreak of World War II and educated in Perth, WA, she travelled frequently to the West and Ea... Full profile

Dr Jacqueline Millner is Associate Professor of Visual Arts at La Trobe University and has published widely on contemporary art in key anthologies,journals and catalogues of national and international galleries and muesumes. Full profile

Richard Mills is one of Australia’s leading composers, conductors and musical directors. Between 1996 and 2007 he was commissioned by various organisations across Australia to unite three different operas which have been performed in Western Austr... Full profile

Professor Jill Milroy is the Dean of School of Indigenous Studies at the University of Western Australia. In 2011 Jill was made a member of Order of Australia in recognition of her services to Indigenous education. Jill is a Palyku woman whose cou... Full profile

Gladys Milroy is from the Pilbara region in Western Australia. She was born in Perth in 1927 and grew up at the Parkerville Children’s Home. Her people’s country is the Palyku country in the eastern Pilbara. Full profile

Dr Helen Milroy is a descendant of the Palyku people of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. She was born and educated in Perth and has a passionate interest in health and wellbeing, especially for children. She is currently a professor at UWA... Full profile

Scott-Patrick Mitchell works as a journalist for OUTinPerth. His poetry and fiction has been published in numerous anthologies and he has been a guest of the National Young Writers’ Festival and the Emerging Writers’ Festival. Scott-Patrick was ac... Full profile

Jodie Moffat commenced her law degree the year she turned 40 and graduated as a Juris Doctor at the age of 44. Her paper 'Arranging Deckchairs on the Titanic' won the Morella Calder Memorial Prize in 2010, and was published in the Australian and N... Full profile

The youngest of eight children, Emmanuel Mollois was born in France’s Loire Valley and grew up in Vendée. From an early age he was passionate about eating, and his mother’s semolina cake is a fond memory. At 15 years old h... Full profile

June Moorhouse has lived in Fremantle for most of her adult life. She was Director of Fremantle Arts Centre in the years 1990–1996. After eight years consulting, June returned to the City of Fremantle as Manager of Culture & Recreation (2004–2... Full profile

Palo Morgan was born in Leonora, Western Australia. His parents were missionaries and he spent his early childhood in the Western Australian goldfields and Kimberley regions. Palo attended high school in Perth and trained as a teacher. Full profile

Sally Morgan was born in Perth, in 1951. She has published books for both adults and children, including her acclaimed autobiography, My Place. She has also established a national reputation as an artist and has works in many private and public co... Full profile

Adam Morris is a self-taught guitarist and songwriter who has been creating music for the past 10 years. Irish born and Australian bred, Adam’s first guitar was his dad’s, a 1965 Japanese Yamaki. Adam has led several bands over the yea... Full profile

Louise is a Western Australian sculptor whose practice ranges from large, collaborative public artworks to small assemblages and wooden works. She works part time at Artsource as an Art Consultant and as a casual Lecturer at Central TAFE with a fo... Full profile

Sally Murphy is a mother, wife, teacher, speaker, website manager, reviewer, and author. She was born in Perth and now lives in Dalyellup, Western Australia. In 2001 she decided to dedicate herself to her dream of becoming a children’s autho... Full profile

Dr Ffion Murphy was born in Kenya, grew up in Perth and lived in Sydney, London and then Brisbane before returning to Western Australia. She worked for several years in film and television and has lectured at Edith Cowan University. Her publicatio... Full profile

Brendan Murray was born in Fremantle, Western Australia, in 1959. He has contributed poetry and short stories to magazines and journals, and has taught in country WA. Full profile

Olivia Muscat has just completed her Bachelor of Arts at the University of Melbourne. She majored in creative writing and Italian and is currently contemplating her next move. She occasionally blogs about life with her guide dog, Jemima, and spend... Full profile

Ian Mutch is an Australian artist exploring beauty through nature, narrative and details. He creates work on a variety of scales using acrylics, aerosol, and inks. Born in Africa and now living on the Western Australian coast, Mutch draws inspirat... Full profile