Shu-Ling Chua 蔡淑羚

she/her. author of Echoes (2020). @smallpressau Book of the Year. [email protected]

[Shu-Ling Chua 蔡淑羚 @hellopollyanna]

I'm so excited and grateful to be able to give Echoes a second life 🌷✨ Can't wait to send it to new homes and readers 💓💓 It can be ordered here: https://t.co/rdj4dXPhUO

[Alaina Gougoulis @radiomoderation]

Crawling back here for some self-promotion: something about numbers and value, stories and endings, and a lament about an industry not fit for purpose https://t.co/Qu9y3WiHX2

[Overland Journal @OverlandJournal]

An open letter from First Nations storytellers to the Queensland State Library and the Queensland Education and Arts Minister, in solidarity with our Martu sibling, Ren Wyld, and with our siblings at black&write! https://t.co/thxLhGBPif

[Vaxine Beneba Clarke @slamup]

Congrats to the organisers of the inaugural Footscray West Writers Fest, which launched this evening🥳

Tickets are almost sold out for every event, but if you’re west & want to pop by for one of the kids events or the pop up book fair, details are here:

https://t.co/NDAdRxtADe

[Shu-Ling Chua 蔡淑羚 @hellopollyanna]

I know Twitter isn't what it used to be and I 'should' delete my account. But I'm not ready to give up my tweets! This tweet meant I could look up @clairexinwen's review via Wayback Machine 🙏

[Shu-Ling Chua 蔡淑羚 @hellopollyanna]

I also HIGHLY recommend @madrgriffiths 'When Abuse Tops the Charts: On Female Agency and Storytelling Through Pop Music' and @clairexinwen 'An Apocalyptic Sensibility: A review of Ling Ma's SEVERANCE' ❤❤

https://t.co/EwD5LoP9ro

https://t.co/QYzh0p2BEk

[Shu-Ling Chua 蔡淑羚 @hellopollyanna]

Registrations close soon for my online writing workshop this Sat 15 March 10am-1pm ACDT on Writing Joy. We'll be inspired by Durga Chew-Bose, Danny Soberano, Anthea Yang and Caleb Azumah Nelson (below). You can join from anywhere.

https://t.co/B33m09hx4S

[Shu-Ling Chua 蔡淑羚 @hellopollyanna]

I'm giving an online workshop on writing joy Sat 15 March 10am–1pm ACDT @writerssainc (10.30am – 1.30pm AEDT) 🌷✨ You can join from anywhere!

https://t.co/B33m09hx4S

[summer :) @summabis]

my debut full-length poetry collection, THE HUNGERING YEARS, is out with @hostpublication in 2026 💜✨🍃

[Shu-Ling Chua 蔡淑羚 @hellopollyanna]

Together, we will delve into the ways joy helps us make sense of ourselves and our communities. Inspired by Durga Chew-Bose, Anthea Yang, Danny Soberano and @CalebANelson, we will explore the bittersweet complexities of writing about joy.

[Shu-Ling Chua 蔡淑羚 @hellopollyanna]

I'm giving an online workshop on writing joy Sat 15 March 10am–1pm ACDT @writerssainc (10.30am – 1.30pm AEDT) 🌷✨ You can join from anywhere!

https://t.co/B33m09hx4S

[Shu-Ling Chua 蔡淑羚 @hellopollyanna]

Marginalised writers often feel pressure to write about pain, shame and trauma. Writing about joy can therefore be a radical act of self-preservation and self-expression.

Joy can be mundane. Joy can be fleeting. Joy can be unexpected. Importantly, joy reminds us to be attentive.

[Randa Abdel-Fattah @RandaAFattah]

Thank you to @OverlandJournal for publishing this incredible statement of solidarity in defence of academic freedom. Humbled and so grateful for the support. I stand in unequivocal solidarity with Professor Chelsea Watego, @SenatorThorpe @SammakTasnim , @Sarah__Schwartz , @SaraSalehTweets , Matt Chun and all who fight for the right to speak out against genocide.

[Overland Journal @OverlandJournal]

An open letter on academic freedom, in solidarity with Randa Abdel-Fattah. https://t.co/ZiCoT0MYVi

[sweatshop @sweatshopws]

We are overjoyed to announce Fresh Off The Books: Australia’s first-ever literary initiative to centre and celebrate Pasifika storytellers.

12 Pasifika writers will each receive financial support, mentoring and publishing opportunities.

More info: https://t.co/4JG2lHEfOh

[Star Observer @star_observer]

Australia's first Trans Book Festival is set to take place in Melbourne this weekend, with more than 20 trans and gender diverse writers ready to share their knowledge.
https://t.co/Slv5RtXLj4

[Shu-Ling Chua 蔡淑羚 @hellopollyanna]

Excited to be giving an *online* workshop on writing about joy Sat 15 March 10am–1pm ACDT @writerssainc (10.30am – 1.30pm AEDT) 🌷✨ The workshop will focus on personal/lyric essays but everyone is welcome.

https://t.co/B33m09hx4S

[Shu-Ling Chua 蔡淑羚 @hellopollyanna]

Excited to be giving an *online* workshop on writing about joy Sat 15 March 10am–1pm ACDT @writerssainc (10.30am – 1.30pm AEDT) 🌷✨ The workshop will focus on personal/lyric essays but everyone is welcome.

https://t.co/B33m09hx4S

[Shu-Ling Chua 蔡淑羚 @hellopollyanna]

Just because you're showing something, it doesn't mean you're showing everything. ... You've got to err on the side of the subtly erotic when speaking of such things.

—Lee Seong-bok, INDETERMINATE INFLORESCENCE (trans. @AntonHur) @sublunaryeds

[Tice Cin @ticecin]

I'm teaching a poetry course for @poetryschool

Online! With weekly feedback on your poems

On kissing. There's more to the kiss, you see.

Starts: Feb 3

50% off for under-represented writers – global majority, LGBTQIA+, d/Deaf, &/or disabled communities
https://t.co/Ows2YW53m9

[Shu-Ling Chua 蔡淑羚 @hellopollyanna]

There can be no personal style of writing without a personal vision of the world.

—Vladimir Nabokov, THINK, WRITE, SPEAK

[zoë @zoeloveshouses]

i hate when a <3 gets automatically turned into a heart emoji, if i'm typing <3 it's very intentional and a completely different vibe than a heart emoji do not make that decision for me