Mona Community
Finding Inspiration in Lost Places
This week, Emma Datson shares the art of recycling existing poetry and in the words we are surrounded by in our everyday lives.
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Mona Community
- Aug 31
On a Balcony Overlooking Torres Strait
This week, Mona features an experimental reflective piece by Ingrid Mason about a woman's experiences across the Pacific.
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Mona Community
- Aug 23
Leaning into Dangerous Conversations
On the back of the NSW Regional Futures Symposium in Western Sydney, Dubbo-based artist Kim V. Goldsmith asks what bold actions are needed.
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Mona Community
- Aug 18
Breaking Ground
This week, we visit one of our favourite interviews from Issue 03, 'Breaking Ground', an interview with the trailblazing Women in Cohousing.
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Mona Community
- Aug 12
The Poetry of the Everyday
This week, as Mona starts to explore some of the ways in which poetry is being transformed by new writers, we feature Emma Datson's work.
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Mona Community
- Aug 3
Issue Three - Editors' Favourites
This week, as the Mona team prepare for the official launch of Issue Three on 6th of August, the Mona Editorial Team reflect on their...
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Lauren
- Jul 27
The Collector
Mona's Lauren interviews Cara-Ann Simpson, an experimental multi-media artist who has had a long struggle with debilitating illnesses.
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Lauren
- Jul 20
Behind 'Unseen'
This week, Lauren speaks with the woman behind 'Unseen', Jacinta Parsons, about writing, sharing and courage.
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Lauren
- Jul 13
REVIEW: Unseen — the secret world of chronic illness
This week, Mona’s exploration of women’s experiences with chronic illness continues as editor Lauren reviews Jacinta Parsons' Unseen.
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Mona Community
- Jul 4
A Living Death: Life with ME/CFS
This month, Mona explores women's experiences with chronic illness, starting with Mel Ifield's experimental piece about life with ME/CFS.
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Mona Community
- Jun 28
(Sitting with) the Discomfort of Change
Dubbo-based artist Kim V. Goldsmith explores what a post-carbon economy means for our region and its inhabitants - human and non-human.
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Kat
- Jun 21
I was scammed for a fake abortion. Here’s why I don’t regret it.
Mona's Kat shares with us what she learnt after a recent request to donate money to cover the cost of a fabricated abortion.
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Mona Community
- Jun 13
Applying for the Aged Pension
Cathie Cummins knows all too well the hurdles that are placed in the way of many aged women accessing the aged pension payment.
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Mona Community
- Jun 5
That which Runs Deep
Crystal Corocher shares her observations about the human cost of natural disasters, climate change and the social crises facing us.
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Kat
- May 30
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.
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Mona Community
- May 24
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...
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Mona Community
- May 18
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.
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Mona Community
- May 8
Sisters in Ag
This week Mona publishes the photography of Jemima Nugent, a promising young artist who documents female champions of the ag industry.
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Mona Community
- May 2
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.
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Kat
- Apr 28
“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.
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