Emma O'Neill-Sandham

Lover of words. 2020 Westwords Emerging Writers’ Fellow. Master of Creative Writing, MQ. Westie. Wannabe Runner. Mamma. Bad accordion player.

[Emma O'Neill-Sandham @EmzSydney]

@QandA #QandA what happened to Winnie Dunn from @sweatshopws?? she is AMAZING and was advertised as being on the panel this week?? was really looking forward to hearing from her. Hopefully you have her as a panelist soon!

[Emma O'Neill-Sandham @EmzSydney]

Stunning words from @roannagonsalves , as always!

[Ashley Kalagian Blunt @AKalagianBlunt]

"You are made from the stars and from the earth and from the structures of your childhood and from the words of those who held you. You are made from joy and from rage and from sorrow and from grief and also, maybe, from a leaf" @roannagonsalves >> https://t.co/WoR6IgxtFV

[Emma O'Neill-Sandham @EmzSydney]

When you hear ‘good question’ after asking something publicly and then have to be cool and serious and not smile so no one can see the people pleasing part of your brain loosing it’s fkn mind...

[Emma O'Neill-Sandham @EmzSydney]

@ssitou Huge congrats Sal!! Reid are so lucky to have such a kind, genuine, thoughtful ( and hilarious! ...which doesn’t help politically but makes you even more awesome regardless!) candidate! Xx

[Emma O'Neill-Sandham @EmzSydney]

Thing I’ve heard people not from Western Sydney say that proves so many have never been west of Strathfield, episode one: "Why don’t you just go to a Western Sydney beach? save you driving all that way to Bondi"...

[Emma O'Neill-Sandham @EmzSydney]

@DinukaMckenzie @HarperCollinsAU awwww!! thank you for the encouragement Dinuka! xx can't wait to read your work! not long now till publication day! :)

[Emma O'Neill-Sandham @EmzSydney]

@DinukaMckenzie @HarperCollinsAU HUGE congrats!!! I started following you on Twitter after you were long listed for the Richell Prize last year and the joy you've shared throughout this publication process has been SO infectious and has helped motivate me to keep writing!! thank you and congrats!

[Sonia Nair @son_nair]

“If you are creating a character and making them do something, make them do something that’s completely unexpected. It’s about subverting the expected in some way. Surprise yourself as you create your character.” – @roannagonsalves

[Emma O'Neill-Sandham @EmzSydney]

@TheParraEels Cried at the siren, not because we lost but because I’m so bloody proud!! What a game!!!

[Felicity Castagna @FelicityCastagn]

Beautiful. Melancholic. Thoughtful. Everything. Read. 'In my favourites, whoever holds the camera breathes heavily as they step over tile and lino and close the front door to the sound of traffic. The view swings erratic: high for cornices and shower fans, low for heating duct.'

[Benjamin Law 羅旭能 @mrbenjaminlaw]

This beautiful tweet is the start of a breathtaking thread.

[Emma O'Neill-Sandham @EmzSydney]

Could a journo at today's @GladysB conference ask why 'allocated times' for shots was scraped at @qudosbankarena? I waited 6 hours last night. Totally grateful, but young people were giving up and walking away, others were fainting, all were freezing #covidnsw

[Emma O'Neill-Sandham @EmzSydney]

The vaccine supply issue is why we need Westies in federal parliament - every westie kid learnt how to ORDER ENOUGH SHIT working retail/hospitality #COVID19nsw

[WestWords @WestWordsWS]

Emerging Writers Fellow @EmzSydney Emma O'Neill-Sandham put together a video to share what she knows about biography. Drop by and check her out https://t.co/BBcG4Ce2s7 #Biography

[Emma O'Neill-Sandham @EmzSydney]

Here is a wee YouTube video I did recently with @WestWordsWS on writing family biography. It's such a beautiful thing to listen to the stories of our elders – who might just love to chat to someone during these tough times xxx #WritingCommunity
https://t.co/dTBAxTOEvE

[Emma O'Neill-Sandham @EmzSydney]

@jenniferdown This is soooo bloody exciting!!!! Can’t wait to read it!!!

[WestWords @WestWordsWS]

Psyched to see WestWords hit the big screen tonight as part of @Telstra 's #BigPlugsForSmallBusiness

[Emma O'Neill-Sandham @EmzSydney]

Rediscovering fairytales with my little girl and uncovering some shocking messaging!!

[Emma O'Neill-Sandham @EmzSydney]

@SydWritersFest Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!! Was incredible! Made even more amazing by the volunteers who literally didn’t stop smiling from behind those masks and set the tone xx

[Emma O'Neill-Sandham @EmzSydney]

‘How are you doing? How are your family doing?’ opening, vital question from Dr Michael Mohammed Ahmad to panelists in a chat about race and writing @SydWritersFest - sometimes a forgotten question amongst the noise of analysis and discussion #sydneywritersfestival @sweatshopws