Hi! My name’s Xanthea and I'm from Perth, but currently living in Melbourne. I especially love writing about music, the environment, science and feminism. I’ve written for a bunch of media outlets and presented/produced radio, which you can see some of favourites here. I also play synth/keys in a band called Alphington and am keen to try my hand at any musical opportunities that come my way, which recently included the sound design and live music for a theatre show called Sleepover Gurlz (I played music inside a closet). 

Why am I here? For the most part, music journalism and creative nonfiction writing in Australia pays peanuts. If I want to keep on doing the amount of regular research, interviewing, transcribing and writing, I need a little extra financial assistance. 

Also, I want to experiment more! In the next year I’m keen to play with podcast production, finish writing the ever-growing stems of essays in my draft folder and make feminist blockout poetry out of 50 Shades of Grey in my spare time (so cathartic).

Why are you here? I would so love a little crew of people I could feel accountable to and share my work with. I plan to send out a blog at least once a month detailing what I’m up to, any new work that’s been published or works in progress. 

I am a big believer of free access to ideas and writing. No completed works will be behind a paywall and I’ll still also be pitching to publications as much as I can. If you sign up be a patron, you’ll be let in more on what I'm doing and I’ll be ohsoverygrateful for the support. 

Thank you so much.


Photo credit: Rachael Barrett