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Shut up woman! What creating a women’s magazine has taught me about womanhood

After three years and two hundred submissions, Kat Vella has learned some things about women's existence in rural and regional Australia.

Starting Young

As we continue to look back on all the wonderful young people we met during Youth Week in April 2023, this week Mona publishes the...

Our Art is a Voice

Mona publishes the multimedia work of Annabelle Shakleton, a young artist who uses her talent with the brush to paint a political message.

Sisters in Ag

This week Mona publishes the photography of Jemima Nugent, a promising young artist who documents female champions of the ag industry.

A Safe and Honest Place

As we look back on all the inspiring young people we met during Youth Week in April 2023, we publish a series of talented young artists.

“No one cares as much as you do” and other frank advice for self-doubt

Writing is hard. I had been expecting, naively, that after years of doing it, it was bound to get easier.

The Bed

This week, Mona shares a poem that explores the expression of female sexuality and the evolving intimate experience of a relationship.

The Truth is Hard to Bear

This week, Mona editor Lauren reviews the newly released difficult read, Hard to Bear by Isabelle Oderberg.

Mona Blog

NARRANDERA WORKSHOP: Bringing each other along

Mona's workshop in Narrandera was just as energising for the Mona Team as it was the women who attended.

GOOLGOWI WORKSHOP: Motherhood, maternity leave, misogyny and more!

What at day at Goolgowi with some strong-minded, tender-hearted women.

Griffith Workshop: Mona officially opens for (not-for-profit) business!

Our very first workshop was held in Griffith at the Western Riverina Community College campus, and the six ladies (and two men!)...

LEETON WORKSHOP: Recap and Reflection

Nine women arrived as strangers and left as keepers of each others' stories in Leeton's writer's workshop.

Events

MONA EVENTS

Mona Magazine is a new community-focused women’s literary magazine for women who live in regional, rural and remote communities in Australia, and is completely authored and produced by these women. We are not driven by profit, we are driven by women and our stories.

We want to meet you, listen to you and help you share your stories with the world. We will come to your town, offering a number of workshops in your region to help you develop your ideas, stories and art to then submit for publishing, if you choose. Mona Magazine Issue One was launched in July, 2021 selling out its first print run in a matter of months. The Mona team released Issue Two in April, 2022. Beyond this, we want to see this magazine and the Mona community grow and we have big plans for the future. Make sure to follow us on social media to stay up to date with developments and how you can be involved.

We are going into rural communities and holding free writing workshops for women to awaken the storyteller within. We are there to listen to them, to build them up and offer them the support to share their stories.

Any woman can submit work to Mona Magazine, not just professional or experienced writers. All submitted work will be curated for the annual print version of Mona Magazine and/or modified to publish on our website. Contributors will be paid for their work and will have a say in how, when and where their work is shared by Mona.

You can buy Mona Magazine issues here or view a list of our magazine stockists.