Projects and Publications...
Published at the end of 2020, Me Over You is my most recent collection of poetry. It houses over fifty loves poems divided into three sections: Me, You and Us.
Pictured: Marie Kelly happily holding several copies of her poetry collection, Me Over You. The cover art was designed by Marie Kelly.
Things Said During Melbourne Lockdown: During Melbourne’s second COVID19 lockdown in 2020, I was undeniably bored and needed to create something. Something uplifting and silly. So I put together a montage super-cut where I parodied classic Melburnian characters and the common things said during lockdown. My sister, Rose Kelly, played a role as assistant camera and 1st AD while filming.
Tales of Teenage Turbulence and Other Terrible Times is my most recent short fiction publication. An anthology of short young adult fiction. The inspiration for this book was the notion that "everyone has those awkward moments that makes them cringe in hindsight".
Pictured: Tales of Teenage Turbulence and Other Terrible Times amongst an arrangement of stationary and music headphones.
Reincarnate: Following the disaster that has been their mother's wake, siblings Bea and Rowan struggle to understand their other "hippie" sister Freda, who is convinced that her new goldfish is their mother reincarnated...
A short film written and directed by Jess Budin, which I both produced and had a role in. Made for Tropfest 26. The Tropfest Signature Item for this year was “Rose”.
Pirating A Film IRL: A young woman discovers the risks of downloading a movie.
This short film was my entry for the inaugural UnScene Short Film competition in 2017. It was one of the top six finalists and also won first prize.
I was honoured when Oakley’s parents Hayley and Jake commissioned me to write a book their son.
Oakley was born with a club foot and needs to wear corrective boots for most of his formative years. “My Boots Are Made For Walking” is about accepting the differences we are born with, which make us special.
This photo was sent from Oakley’s parents, they read the book together every night. As you can see, Oakley loves his book.
Pictured: young Oakley with a book commissioned and written just for him!
Postcard Poetry is a collection of my poems that were written whilst travelling. A number of these poems haven't been published online. The book also features photographs of the locations where each poem was written.
Pictured: a photograph of Postcard Poetry for a Christmas campaign.
Tigers Play Hide and Seek was originally written and illustrated when I was 14 years old. Twelve years later, I decided to rewrite and republish it to encourage more children to read.
Pictured: A production image of Tigers Play Hide and Seek
Pixel People was my first publication. It's a collection of poems written by hand and by typewriter. Each individual poem was scanned and published in its original and raw state.
Pictured: Pixel People making itself at home amongst the shelves at Creative Write-it Fitzroy North. Image by Dylan Sanusi-Goh
Painted Memories was published alongside Pixel People as a twin set. It is a short story anthology that deals with memories and remembering.
Pictured: Painted Memories photographed for a Christmas campaign.