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DiVine is an exciting, fun and innovative website written by and for people with a disability. Here you can read more about our regular writers.
I am a journalism graduate who completed a Bachelor of Media Studies at La Trobe University. I have had articles published by newspapers including The Age and the Herald Sun. I believe that you only live once, so make the most of it and give it your best shot.
I was lucky to survive my birth, and entered this world with a one-third hearing loss in both ears. I was educated at Xavier College, Melbourne, and later went on to study farm management and environmental science. I left the city straight after HSC to go jackerooing and spent roughly eight years travelling around Australia doing seasonal work and following the good weather.
I'm blind and have a seeing-eye dog named Zora. I completed an Arts degree at Monash University, majoring in English. I've also studied various subjects in psychology and behavioural studies. I've always enjoyed creative writing. At school, I dreamed of being a famous author. Up to date, I've had articles, short stories and poems published in magazines. I'm currently editing a novel.
Living with a debilitating chronic illness is hard. After more than twenty years, I'm still trying to find ways to live well. I strive to make sense of my experiences but some days making nonsense works better. I enjoy playing with words. I like watching the sky. I'm fascinated by art and find meaning in it even if I don't always understand it.
I’m a manufacturing graduate. After many years working in the manufacturing industry, I needed to find something better suited to my physical abilities. I began my own craft business. I now work from home and sell my handmade creations via my online shop. I also sell at various craft markets. I only discovered my love of creative writing after starting a craft blog a few years ago.
I am in my early 20s and live with severe spinal scoliosis and mild cerebral palsy. I use an electric wheelchair and aim to one day soon purchase and live in independent accommodation. I am nearing the completion of a Bachelor of Business studying marketing at Latrobe University. I am passionate about the study of consumer behaviour and its effects on society as a whole.
I have loved to write since I was a child. I love starting with a blank page and creating something really special with words. I work full time for the Federal Government. I also study part time and volunteer as a mentor at the Royal Children's Hospital. I'm also a new cast member on Channel 31's No Limits TV show. I take every opportunity life gives me. I want to prove I am more than my appearance. I also want to be a voice for others with disabilities and chronic illnesses.
Over the years I have worked at anything and everything, mostly self-employed. I have always enjoyed writing, and have been published in books, journals and magazines. I have a lifelong love of nature, and really enjoy living with my wife and four children in our solar-powered, stone house in the bush.
I am a school teacher aged in my mid-twenties. I enjoy playing blind cricket and blind tennis, ballroom dancing, singing, reading and spending time with friends. Originally from Queensland, I moved to Victoria three years ago and am gradually becoming used to the somewhat unpredictable weather. Being born blind is a mild inconvenience at times but it has never stopped me from living a happy, exciting and blessed life.
I have had a life-long love of writing which I followed by studying a Diploma of Professional Writing and more recently a Bachelor of Arts majoring in English. I have been published in a country newspaper. I have worked mostly in administration but have always been most interested in using my writing skills. I have been married since 2009. My husband and I love discovering new cafes all around Melbourne.
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