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Paper Chained International touring to Brisbane
I'm pleased to announce that after many delays, including due to Cyclone Alfred, the Paper Chained International art exhibition in...
Mar 161 min read


Truth to Power Cafe
I'm very honoured to have been contacted to participate in this years New Annual festival in Newcastle. I'll be one of eight speakers on...
Sep 29, 20241 min read


Newcastle August 11 author talk and Collect exhibition
Since the release of my memoir I've done author talks in Queensland, South Australia, Port Macquarie and Lake Macquarie, but I've still...
Jul 17, 20241 min read


Art exhibition opens / Upcoming author talk
Paper Chained International, my first curated art exhibition, is now open and on display until May 31 at Boom Gate Gallery, the art...
May 4, 20241 min read


Australia's first international prison art exhibition
It's been a while friends, but that's because I've been behind the scenes working on several different projects, the largest of which is...
Apr 15, 20242 min read


Book launch and TV debut
It's not every day you get to have a book launch, and it's not every day you make your debut being interviewed on television either. ...
Nov 11, 20231 min read


Book launch for Raw
Well friends, after many years of rewrites, editing, proofreading and searching for publishers, the big day is finally drawing near. I'm...
Sep 21, 20231 min read


New academic and prison publications
It's a big month for new published material. The first academic article related to my PhD has just been published by the Alternative Law...
May 14, 20231 min read


Ninth International Cure Conference
It's been an incredibly exciting week both participating and speaking at my first international conference. The Ninth International Cure...
May 7, 20232 min read


The Power of Art to Heal
The launch of Loud Sky could not have gone better. My latest art exhibition, which focuses on sharing the stories of survivors of...
Apr 2, 20231 min read


Newcastle Writers Festival, Loud Sky and Paper Chained
Well its been a slow start to blog posts for this year, but that's because I've been incredibly busy behind the scenes. I'm now almost...
Feb 18, 20231 min read


Happy holidays and end of year wrap-up
Well I still can't believe 2022 is almost at an end. Firstly, as the year ends I'm pleased to announce my conference earlier this month,...
Dec 22, 20222 min read


Paper Chained Issue 8 and more
I've very pleased to let everyone know the latest issue of my art and writing magazine for incarcerated people, Paper Chained, has now...
Nov 21, 20222 min read


One City One Book: first international solo exhibition
One City One Book, my sixth solo art exhibition, and first solo international exhibition, is now on display at San Fransisco Public...
Oct 5, 20221 min read


Free September presentations
If you just can't get enough of me, I've got good news. You'll be able to attend two free events in Newcastle that I'll be involved with...
Aug 31, 20221 min read


Art news: Exhibitions and Paper Chained
I'm pleased to announce the launch for my fifth solo art exhibition, Portraits of Crime (pictured), was a great success. The exhibition...
Aug 18, 20221 min read


From Newcastle to San Francisco : Upcoming art exhibitions
It seems these days with my contract to produce Paper Chained magazine quarterly, I spend more time working with the art of others than...
Jul 2, 20222 min read


Paper Chained Issue 6 released
As you may recall, I took over as editor of the magazine Paper Chained in May last year. My first issue as editor of the then annual...
May 22, 20221 min read


Group art exhibitions
I'm very proud to be part of the Flood exhibition, currently on display at Newcastle Art Space. This exhibition features the work of...
Apr 30, 20221 min read


See you at the Gold Coast Film Festival
So as mentioned in my last blog post, my novel Scarred was long-listed for the 2022 Adaptable Program run by the Queensland Writers...
Mar 27, 20221 min read
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