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.

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 

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