I'm Alan Vaarwerk.
I'm an editor, writer and critic. I provide proofreading and editorial services to publishing companies including Ultimo Press, Affirm Press and Text Publishing; I am also a news producer for Guardian Australia.
From 2017–2023 I was editor at Kill Your Darlings magazine and was previously editorial assistant for Readings Monthly; I'm also a live TV captioner at Red Bee Media.
I've delivered talks and workshops at festivals and universities, and have appeared on panels at festivals and conferences in Australia and internationally.
I grew up in northern NSW, grew up some more in Brisbane, and now live in Melbourne.
Writing Portfolio
News/newsletters
Essays and memoir
Stilts Journal
Writers Bloc
Interviews
Kill Your Darlings
Fiction
Stilts Journal
Griffith Review
Book Reviews
Kill Your Darlings
Books + Publishing (see all)
Readings Monthly (see all)
Speaking
Panels and Conversations
Melbourne Writers Festival / Asia Pacific Writers & Translators Conference / SPN Independent Publishing Conference / Emerging Writers Festival / Digital Writers Festival / Brisbane Writers Festival / National Young Writers Festival
Workshops and Talks
Emerging Writers Festival / Terror Australis Readers & Writers Festival / Noted Festival