Author. Survivor Advocate. Mentor. Festival Director. Speaker.

Hi and thank you for dropping by. I'm the author of four books: a memoir Something More Wonderful; my first novel The Virtuoso (winner of the Indie Award for Best Debut Fiction for 2009); another adult novel Into the Fire, and my latest memoir Groomed which can be purchased here.

I also write short non-fiction/opinion pieces on a variety of issues, from the environment to social justice. In 2019, I founded and was the festival director of the Mountain Writers Festival, Australia's first writers' festival to focus exclusively on the environment. The festival ran in 2022 and 2024, and will next run in 2026. You can find out more about the festival and sign up for updates here.

​I have degrees in music, literature, environmental science/marine biology and a PhD in creative writing. I work with my pets sleeping at my feet, a cup of cold Earl Grey tea on my desk, and a view of Geboor/Mt Macedon out the window. Writing about myself on a website makes me feel deeply uncomfortable (but I can recognise the benefits in having one). Right now, I would much rather be reading or writing, or hanging out with my friends, my husband and my three kids. Maybe with a beach, good food, and an open fire involved.

I live on Wurundjeri country (in Victoria's Macedon Ranges), on unceded land, one hour from Naarm/Melbourne.

>> Sonia