Sharleigh Crittenden

Sharleigh Crittenden is a Wiradjuri writer and mother living and writing on Wangal Country. Her poetry, short fiction and memoir has been published in Australian and international journals, including Going Down Swinging, Portside Review and Thread Lit Mag, and others. Her writing has been recognised in shortlists and prizes, including the inaugural First Nations Storytelling Prize (2023), the Short But Deadly Flash Prize (2024) and the Nakata Brophy Poetry Prize (2024).