Mona Community
Stories of isolation: Five women share their experiences
Our second collaborative piece this month comes from five women sharing their stories of isolation.
Mona Community
- 7 days ago
Timeless Treasures by Issy Jinarmo
Jill, Narelle and Maureen share one of their creative collaborations, the story of a family torn apart by tragic secret. The...
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Mona Community
- Aug 7
The Birth of Issy Jinarmo
When COVID struck, three inventive women from far-flung parts of the country let their creativity run away with them.
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Mona Community
- Jul 31
Barbed Solitude
In Mona's final post about Women at Work this month, Eila Jameson-Avey shares her poem, 'Barbed Solitude' and the labour that inspired it.
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Mona Community
- Jul 25
Goodbye to work
...none of them looked at mentally adjusting to the finishing work side of things.
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Kat
- Jul 17
An essay is still a story: Tips for improving your creative non fiction
Kat's top tips for composing a powerful but simple personal essay.
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Mona Community
- Jul 10
Sounding Board
... I later wonder how many questions they asked of women in that room.
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Mona Community
- Jul 2
Another Day at the Office
To kick off our July focus, women at work, prize-winning author Caroline Tuohey shares a cheeky solution to that patronising boss!
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Mona Community
- Jun 25
Clickbait
What's in a headline? This week, Jan Pittard lures us in with her sensationalism before packing a feminist punch!
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Mona Community
- Jun 18
Old Made New
This week, Lauren examines how we can recycle and draw inspiration from the old, featuring writing by the award winning Natalie D-Napoleon.
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Mona Community
- Jun 11
Inspired by a True Story
We hear this phrase, time and time again, when we watch movies or read a novel. It's somehow an extra stamp of authenticity to the story...
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Lauren
- Jun 4
22 Writing Competitions to enter in 2022 - Part 2
Mona's Fiction Editor, Lauren, brings you the second half of her series on writing competitions to enter in 2022.
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Mona Community
- May 22
Hot Buttered Toast
My grandmother was one who sat easily with silence. She was the one who taught me to knit.
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Lauren
- May 14
A Mother's Legacy
As we continue with our celebrations of motherhood this May, this week Lauren asks: what it is that our mothers bequeath to us?
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Lauren
- Apr 28
The Most Curious Playwrights
Lauren interviews the fantastically talented winners of the Curious Playwright Competition for women.
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Lauren
- Apr 24
Legend, Myth and Narrative
Lauren considers the need for us to interrogate our mythology and legends, especially those that define national identity.
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Lauren
- Apr 11
Sensory Landscapes - Part Four
In the last part of the Sensory Landscapes series, Lauren examines how writers can use animals in the landscape as inspiration.
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Lauren
- Apr 5
Sensory Landscapes - Part Three
In this post, Lauren examines how we can use memory and contrast in our writing to gain greater insight into landscape and ourselves.
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Lauren
- Mar 30
Sensory Landscapes - Part Two
In Part Two of the series, Lauren explores how we can use elements of weather as ways in which to open up new perspectives in our writing.
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