Amra's Published Articles
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Writing memoir can help young people with their self-expression and self-worth, ABC Education, 31.10.23
I’m a teacher fighting burnout, but my students keep me energised, ABC Education, 19.09.23
My daughter things "Daddy loves Mummy more", SBS Voices, 06.06.23
Can you come back from a friendship fall-out?, SBS Voices, 05.06.23
When I feel like a fraud, I know it’s a precursor to something big and new, SBS Voices, 31.05.23
I live in St Albans and we're not all criminals, The Age 08.05.23
The 10 second rule that made me a better listener, SBS Voices, 03.05.23
I was told to marry into my own faith. My daughter will get to choose, The Age, 05.04.23
Three bestselling Australian authors you may never have heard of, ArtsHub, 03.04.23
I learnt not to compete in the ‘hardship Olympics’ with my daughter, SBS Voices, 29.03.23
St Albans essay in Meanjin, Meanjin, Autumn March 2023
Life as a professional podcaster and narrator , ArtsHub 07.03.23
To update or not to update, that is the question, ArtsHub 22.02.23
Spotlight Finally Shines on Cypriot-Australian Poet Koraly Dimitriadis extract of ArtsHub Article, National Herald, 13.02.23
Ethnic female artists are ringing their own bells, ArtsHub, 13.02.23
In my mid-life I learnt to fight my husband differently, SBS Voices 13.01.23
A teacher's guide to getting over big mistakes, SBS Voices, 13.12.22
Learning to overcome my culture of a bursting belly, SBS Voices 07.12.22
Review of Flock: First Nations Stories Then and Now, Kalliope Journal, 11.11.22
Instead of a Burn Book, my friends and I learnt to show our anger, SBS Voices, 15.08.22
At 41, I learnt to be an adult in the wild, SBS Voices, 08.06.22
For years, my best friend was my stand-in parent, SBS Voices, 11.05.22
Helpless essay, Kalliope Journal, 01.05.22
I fantasise about my husband and I living at opposite ends of the house, SBS Voices, 22.02.22
Letting go of our fantasies of rich people's houses, SBS Voices, 10.12.21
I was broke as a teen, but my daughter doesn't have to be, SBS Voices, 10.09.21
Stir of Echoes: Kevin Bacon attempts to unearth dark secrets in working-class Chicago, The Guardian, 20.08.21
Being 'best friends' with your daughter isn't what you'd expect, SBS Voices, 16.08.21
How I came to terms with my type 2 diabetes diagnosis, SBS Voices, 28.06.21
Receiving an inheritance as nothing like I imagined, SBS Voices, 23.06.21
Why I keep a journal for my daughter, SBS Voices, 13.01.21
What no one tells you about living with a partner with PTSD, SBS Voices, 09.12.20
The Perks of Sleeping Separately from my partner, SBS Voices, 02.12.20
8372 Flowers for Srebrenica, Overland, 08.07.20
I hated remote teaching during the Covid-19 lockdown. It should never replace the classroom, The Guardian, 08.06.20
I'm a Teacher and Remote Teaching Makes Me Feel Like a Failure, SBS Voices, 01.05.20
Starting over-finding the true measure of success to avoid burnout, AEU Magazine, 01.04.20
How my mother's Bi Polar disorder affected me, SBS Voices, 13.03.20
Saying Goodbye to My mother After her unexpected death, SBS Voices, 03.02.20
Searching for a message from my mother after she died. SBS Voices, 12.12.19
My high school counsellor transformed my life forever, SBS, 27.11.19
Growing up Under the Shadow of my mother's bi polar, SBS Voices, 14.06.19
Allies in Creative Writing, Southerly, 24.05.19
I’m a teacher fighting burnout, but my students keep me energised, ABC Education, 19.09.23
My daughter things "Daddy loves Mummy more", SBS Voices, 06.06.23
Can you come back from a friendship fall-out?, SBS Voices, 05.06.23
When I feel like a fraud, I know it’s a precursor to something big and new, SBS Voices, 31.05.23
I live in St Albans and we're not all criminals, The Age 08.05.23
The 10 second rule that made me a better listener, SBS Voices, 03.05.23
I was told to marry into my own faith. My daughter will get to choose, The Age, 05.04.23
Three bestselling Australian authors you may never have heard of, ArtsHub, 03.04.23
I learnt not to compete in the ‘hardship Olympics’ with my daughter, SBS Voices, 29.03.23
St Albans essay in Meanjin, Meanjin, Autumn March 2023
Life as a professional podcaster and narrator , ArtsHub 07.03.23
To update or not to update, that is the question, ArtsHub 22.02.23
Spotlight Finally Shines on Cypriot-Australian Poet Koraly Dimitriadis extract of ArtsHub Article, National Herald, 13.02.23
Ethnic female artists are ringing their own bells, ArtsHub, 13.02.23
In my mid-life I learnt to fight my husband differently, SBS Voices 13.01.23
A teacher's guide to getting over big mistakes, SBS Voices, 13.12.22
Learning to overcome my culture of a bursting belly, SBS Voices 07.12.22
Review of Flock: First Nations Stories Then and Now, Kalliope Journal, 11.11.22
Instead of a Burn Book, my friends and I learnt to show our anger, SBS Voices, 15.08.22
At 41, I learnt to be an adult in the wild, SBS Voices, 08.06.22
For years, my best friend was my stand-in parent, SBS Voices, 11.05.22
Helpless essay, Kalliope Journal, 01.05.22
I fantasise about my husband and I living at opposite ends of the house, SBS Voices, 22.02.22
Letting go of our fantasies of rich people's houses, SBS Voices, 10.12.21
I was broke as a teen, but my daughter doesn't have to be, SBS Voices, 10.09.21
Stir of Echoes: Kevin Bacon attempts to unearth dark secrets in working-class Chicago, The Guardian, 20.08.21
Being 'best friends' with your daughter isn't what you'd expect, SBS Voices, 16.08.21
How I came to terms with my type 2 diabetes diagnosis, SBS Voices, 28.06.21
Receiving an inheritance as nothing like I imagined, SBS Voices, 23.06.21
Why I keep a journal for my daughter, SBS Voices, 13.01.21
What no one tells you about living with a partner with PTSD, SBS Voices, 09.12.20
The Perks of Sleeping Separately from my partner, SBS Voices, 02.12.20
8372 Flowers for Srebrenica, Overland, 08.07.20
I hated remote teaching during the Covid-19 lockdown. It should never replace the classroom, The Guardian, 08.06.20
I'm a Teacher and Remote Teaching Makes Me Feel Like a Failure, SBS Voices, 01.05.20
Starting over-finding the true measure of success to avoid burnout, AEU Magazine, 01.04.20
How my mother's Bi Polar disorder affected me, SBS Voices, 13.03.20
Saying Goodbye to My mother After her unexpected death, SBS Voices, 03.02.20
Searching for a message from my mother after she died. SBS Voices, 12.12.19
My high school counsellor transformed my life forever, SBS, 27.11.19
Growing up Under the Shadow of my mother's bi polar, SBS Voices, 14.06.19
Allies in Creative Writing, Southerly, 24.05.19
Short Story Publication and Competitions
Amra's prize-winning and previously published short stories can be read in her short story collection The Cuckoo's Song
Amra's fiction has appeared in:
Amra has placed and been commended in short story competitions:
- Meet me at the Intersection anthology, Fremantle Press, 2018
- Rebellious Daughters anthology, Ventura Press, Aug 2016
- Etchings journal, September 2013
- Wordlines Anthology, Five Mile Press, 2010
- Through the Clock's Workings anthology, Sydney University Publication, 2009
- Spinetingler online Journal, 2007
- 2004 & 2005 Best Australian Short Stories, Black Inc
- Voiceworks. Revolution issue, #43, 2000
- Big Issue, 27 November-12 December issue, #113
- Woman's Day, 5 minute fiction, April 23 2001 issue
Amra has placed and been commended in short story competitions:
- Shortlisted in 2013 Ada Cambridge Short Story Competition,
- Third prize in 2012 City of Melton Short Story Competition,
- Highly Commended in 2011 Ada Cambridge Short Story Competition,
- Second prize in 2006 Brimbank Council Short Story Competition,
- Shortlisted in 2004 Raspberry and Vine Short Story Competition,
- Won third prize in 2001 Glen Eira Literary Awards, My Brother Jack open award.
Poetry
Amra's poem Drill Sergeant was shortlisted in page seventeen competition and was published in issue 10, December 2012. Read her reflection about this poem here, and you can watch her reading it here.