Bio

Samantha Bowers is an Australian writer of fiction, nonfiction and poetry, and a teacher of English and Creative Writing. She has a background in law and journalism. She holds a Master of Arts (Creative Writing) and is a PhD Candidate at the University of Sydney, where she is writing a novel exploring domestic abuse and female trauma through fiction.

Her writing has been published in a range of Australian print and magazine publications including The Sydney Morning Herald, AFR, Hermes Journal, Newswrite Magazine and Australian Author Magazine, and her poetry has been longlisted and Highly Commended in the Adrien Abbott Poetry Prize.