About
Emilie Morscheck is the Australian author of several published short stories including “Astraea’s Wish” and “Firestorm”.
In 2019 Emilie received an artsACT grant to edit her YA fantasy novel These Cursed Waters. She was a 2020 Anne Edgeworth Fellow, receiving support to develop her second novel The Selkie Curse. Emilie was shortlisted for the 2021 Text Prize and an inaugural recipient of the Steph Bowe Mentorship for her novel These Cursed Waters. She is a fan of kelpies, selkies and watery graves.
Publications
- “The Divine Principles”, Libra, Deadset Press, 2020
- “Astraea’s Wish”, Virgo, Deadset Press, 2020
- “Firestorm”, Leo, Deadset Press, 2020
- “Crescendo”, Making Tracks Canberra Zine, Voiceworks, 2020
- “The Reborn Son”, Aries, Deadset Press, 2020
- “Human Nature”, Stories of Hope, Deadset Press, 2020
- “Eight Bits Human”, Ripples in Space, 2018
- “Cousin Josephina“, Bossy, 2018
- “Dreaming“, Woroni, 2018
- “What can your Demon do for you?”, Lyonesse 2017
- “Crescendo”, Crossroads An Anthology, Birdcatcher Books 2016
- Burning Birds, InShort Publishing 2015
- “The Girl Who Was the Forest”, Swan Tales Competition 2012
Honours
- Participant in the 2017 Toolkits Fiction program run by Express Media
- 2019 artsACT grant recipient for the development of my YA manuscript, These Cursed Waters
- 2020 Anne Edgeworth Fellow
- 2021 Text Prize shortlistee
- 2021 Step Bowe Mentee
Writing Awards
- Step Bowe Mentorship 2021
- Text Prize Shortlist 2021
- Libra Flash Challenge Winner 2020
- Aries Flash Challenge Winner 2020
- Longlisted in Birdcatcher Books Competition 2016
- Winner of Dickson College short story competition 2014
- 2nd place for a short story in Swan Tales Competition 2012
Writing Work
- Creative Sub-Editor at Woroni, 2017
- Editor/mentor at Dickson College Writers Camp, 2016 & 2019
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, 2019
- Bachelor of Engineering (Research and Development) with Honours, 2019
- Novel Writing Essentials (Australian Writers’ Centre), 2020
Memberships
- member, Express Media, 2017-present
- member, Worldcon, 2020-present
- member, ACT Writers Centre, 2015-present
- member, Canberra Speculative Fiction Writers Guild, 2019-present
- volunteer, Canberra Writers Festival, 2016
- member, Local Writers Critique Group, 2016-present
- participant, National Novel Writing Month, 2011-present