Mona Community 6 days agoClickbaitWhat's in a headline? This week, Jan Pittard lures us in with her sensationalism before packing a feminist punch!
Mona Community Jun 17Old Made NewThis week, Lauren examines how we can recycle and draw inspiration from the old, featuring writing by the award winning Natalie D-Napoleon.
Mona Community Jun 11Inspired by a True StoryWe 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...
LaurenJun 422 Writing Competitions to enter in 2022 - Part 2Mona's Fiction Editor, Lauren, brings you the second half of her series on writing competitions to enter in 2022.
Mona Community May 21Hot Buttered ToastMy grandmother was one who sat easily with silence. She was the one who taught me to knit.
LaurenMay 14A Mother's LegacyAs we continue with our celebrations of motherhood this May, this week Lauren asks: what it is that our mothers bequeath to us?
LaurenApr 27The Most Curious PlaywrightsLauren interviews the fantastically talented winners of the Curious Playwright Competition for women.
LaurenApr 23Legend, Myth and NarrativeLauren considers the need for us to interrogate our mythology and legends, especially those that define national identity.
LaurenApr 10Sensory Landscapes - Part FourIn the last part of the Sensory Landscapes series, Lauren examines how writers can use animals in the landscape as inspiration.
LaurenApr 4Sensory Landscapes - Part ThreeIn this post, Lauren examines how we can use memory and contrast in our writing to gain greater insight into landscape and ourselves.
LaurenMar 30Sensory Landscapes - Part TwoIn 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.
Mona Community May 215 minHot Buttered ToastMy grandmother was one who sat easily with silence. She was the one who taught me to knit.
KatMar 255 minIs it time to stop defending the 'good men'?Two recent moments in my life have been bothering me lately...
LaurenDec 6, 202114 minStand By Your ManShe cursed herself for wearing the tired apron she had found amongst the meagre belongings of her mother-in-law.
Mona Community Nov 28, 20214 minTransition Politics: Communities embracing changeI believe in the vision of an abundant, vibrant, inclusive and sustainable way of life.
KatNov 21, 20213 minWhy more young women running for local council matters“Young people feel like they don’t have their voices heard so having a young person to represent them I think is a good start.”
Mona Community Nov 18, 20212 min'Unsaid Wish' and 'Honey and Glass'Another talented Young Mona, Melina, aged 15, shares with us two poems she has written on unrequited love, longing and boys who meet...
KatNov 12, 20215 minLGA Elections Spotlight: Meet Jo Roberts“Nobody else is going to do this for us, it’s up to us. We either find a way to move forward together, or we fail."
Mona Community Aug 19, 20213 minConfronting the Big CAm I expected to keep working till I drop? Include me in the list of the 1 in 3 marriages that ended in divorce. So, I massage my own cramps
KatAug 5, 20214 minYour community needs you: Why more rural women should run for local governmentWhen women run for public office, they get elected. The bad news is, not enough are running, especially in the regions.
KatJul 14, 20213 minI'm learning to smile againFor Dinah, writing is a form of therapy, 'optimistic ramblings' she calls it. Writing keeps her connected to herself.
KatJun 29, 20214 minColeambally kid next generation in female representation“It’s wonderful to see such sustained interest in politics from young women."
KatJun 10, 20213 min"Here..take it, it’s yours..isn’t it beautiful?"Mona spoke with Leeton creative Alice Halden about one of her collections of work examining the female body.
KatJun 2, 20213 minWhat's it going to take to break the glass ceiling? Helen Dalton and Vanessa Keenan are 'firsts': the ones that make the first cracks in the glass ceiling that limits women's upward movement.
Mona Community May 26, 20213 minNever quite grow upIf we revered elders as many cultures do, would people still feel the need to claim they feel young, or try to look young?
Mona Community May 17, 20212 minI am... A collection of poetry from our Mona community exploring the depths of our internal lives and how we see ourselves through others' eyes.
Mona Community May 11, 20211 minNARRANDERA WORKSHOP: Bringing each other alongMona's workshop in Narrandera was just as energising for the Mona Team as it was the women who attended.
KatMay 10, 20214 minIs to be childfree really a choice?Until the thought of becoming a mother became a reality to me, I never really considered the weight of it.
Mona Community May 5, 20212 minGOOLGOWI WORKSHOP: Motherhood, maternity leave, misogyny and more!What at day at Goolgowi with some strong-minded, tender-hearted women.