Books
Song of the Shadow of a Seed
‘Mitchell’s debut collection is divided into different cycles around the life of a seed – elders, memory, language, hunger, burning, flowering, flight – and the poems within reflect the ways in which a seed, a person and a nation can contain the long history of what has been, as well as the promise of what is to come. These poems open conversations about connection to Country, the resilience of culture, and the complex articulation of identity as a First Nations descendant.’
This book comes with Teacher’s Notes and Book Club Notes to prompt learning and discussion.
Rivers Flow: Reflections on the Songs of Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter
Rivers Flow honours the profound musical and cultural legacy of Archie Roach – a Gunditjmara, Kirrae Whurrong/Djab Wurrung and Bundjalung man – and Ruby Hunter – a Ngarrindjeri, Kokatha and Pitjantjatjara woman.
‘Waardong Watching Over’ is a poem I have been honoured to contribute to this anthology.
at the bowling alley, on the train, by the port, to the writers’ group - all pointing to an island (not so far from here)
A poetic story in Love, a Sweatshop anthology (2025) edited by Shirley Le.
Writing & Editing
Awards, Residencies & Fellowships
Completed a CBCAWA Peppermint Grove Writing Retreat 2025 to develop a children’s picture book manuscript;
Shortlisted for the Richelle Prize for Emerging Writers 2023;
Highly Commended Poet & Best Emerging Poet Awards, Liquid Amber Press Home Anthology 2023;
ASAL / Copyright Agency Writer’s Fellowship 2023: I used this opportunity to highlight the amazing works of other First Nations writers. Read my #DeadlyWABookClub posts here.
Stories
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'Waardong Watching Over’ poem featured in ‘Rivers Flow: Reflections on the Songs of Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter’ (Fremantle Press, 2025).
Buy the book: https://fremantlepress.com.au/books/rivers-flow-reflections-on-the-songs-of-archie-roach-and-ruby-hunter/
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A short speculative fiction piece published inn the Journal of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature (JASAL). Read here.
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A poem in response to the failure of the Voice, published in Portside Review 2023. Read here.
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Read my book review in Westerly Magazine here.
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Poem long-listed for the Liquid Amber Press Poetry Prize, to be published in late 2023.
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Poem published in community poetry anthology ‘Into the Wetlands’ by the Wetlands Centre Cockburn (Curated by Nandi Chinna).
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Poem published in Westerly 68.1 in 2023.
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A dark folklore fantasy adventure following two Nyungar-Bunuba kids who are swept up into a parallel Dreaming universe in order to save their beloved grandmother’s spirit and their ancestral lands from evil forces.
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Local Broome teen Milly dreams feels angry all the time. On a summer’s night, surrounded by both extreme wealth and extreme poverty, her and her friends go out looking for treasure - but only end up finding trouble.
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A story of lost innocence. A girl grows up hearing stories of bad men and bad uncles. As years pass, she learns the stories of her mother and what it means to be a woman.
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In 2018 and 2019, I wrote a series of articles for Grok Magazine that included film reviews, thought pieces, news reporting, Q&A style interviews, and more.
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A short story published in the anthology Kimberley Stories. It tells the story of a young Broome girl deciding whether she prefers the pindan streets of Broome, or the city lights of Perth.
Publishing
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Co-founder of Pulch Mag, a small independent online publication for Western Australian young people.
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ATHENA was a one-off student magazine published by women, for women. I was the Chief Editor and also wrote several articles for this publication.
