Biography

Julienne van Loon has been described as a writer whose work stands apart from so much current writing for its unsentimental representation of contemporary Australian life.

Her essay collection, The Thinking Woman, is a deliberately provocative work, blending personal reflection and extended engagement with six contemporary women thinkers whose ideas challenge orthodoxies on a range of subjects: love, fear, friendship work, play, and wonder.

Her novels include Road Story, winner of The Australian/Vogels' Award, and two other critically acclaimed works: Beneath the Bloodwood Tree and Harmless. Her short stories and essays have appeared in The Monthly, Griffith Review, Best Australian Stories and Sydney Review of Books.

 

Julienne is Associate Professor in Creative Writing at the University of Melbourne. She has taught and mentored many of Australia's most talented emerging writers.

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Image: Julienne van Loon, Red Gate Gallery Residency, Beijing, 2016.

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