Nicole Alexander
CREATIVE PRACTICE
Nicole is an internationally published author - novels, poetry, travel, creative writing and genealogy articles.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I write primarily historical fiction to better understand the present and the future through the lens of the past. In writing I celebrate the craft of storytelling which has developed from the ancient practice of indigenous rock art, interpretive dance and stories shared around campfires to the written word. Historical fiction has a wonderous time-travel element. It introduces and illuminates a particular period from the past exposing lives and untold stories whether based on real events or highly imagined. It allows the reader to engage with and ponder worlds that we can never fully comprehend. And it is that step back in time, into the unknown that is so enticing.
BIO
Master of Letters in creative writing
Shortlisted - 2011 Australian Book Industry Awards Debut Author - The Bark Cutters
Awarded: The NSW 2012 Barwon Woman of the Year – part of the 2012 NSW Woman of the Year
Awards – recognised for literary talent and promoting Australia’s pastoral history
Chair of Judging - 2021 ARA Historical Novel Prize Australasia
Judge - Inaugural 2019 Colleen McCullough Residency Award for historical fiction authors
Past judge - Elyne Mitchell Writing Awards
Nicole’s novels, poetry, travel, creative writing and genealogy articles have been published in Australia, America, Singapore, Ukraine, Germany, New Zealand & Canada. She is the author of ten historical fiction novels. Non-fiction works include Divertissements: Love. War. Society (2008). She was a contributor to the National Breast cancer Foundation anthology (2013) Dear Mum & The Great Australian Writers Collection 2013
CONTACT
westmurki@bigpond.com