Joanna Morrison

Summary

Joanna Morrison is a writer based in Boorloo/Perth WA. Her short fiction has appeared in various Australian anthologies and journals, including 'ACE III', 'Westerly' and 'Meniscus', while her debut novel 'The Ghost of Gracie Flynn' was shortlisted for the 2020 Hungerford Award and published by Fremantle Press in 2022. Visit Joanna's Linktree page for updated events: https://linktr.ee/jomorrisonauthor

Biography

Joanna has worked on a cruise ship, in bars and restaurants, in classrooms, and on the occasional stage. She's been a freelance editor and a journalist for the Community Newspaper Group and the independent 'Fremantle Herald'. With an MA and a Creative Writing PhD from Murdoch University, she was also a sessional academic for ten years.

Joanna's first novel 'The Ghost of Gracie Flynn (Fremantle Press, 2022) was shortlisted for the 2020 Hungerford Award. Her short fiction includes 'Night Road to Ceduna' (Westerly, 2016), 'Of the Water' ('Joiner Bay and Other Stories', Margaret River Press, 2017), 'This old Thing' (Best Prose Piece, Meniscus, April 2018), 'Stay' ('Just a Voice', Wild Weeds Press, 2021) 'Primitive Gifts' (Westerly, 2021), 'The Stuff of Salvation' (ACE III, Recent Work Press, 2022), and 'Myfanwy' (the little journal, Writing WA, 2024).