Annamaria Weldon has lived in Western Australia since 1984. She was born, worked as a journalist and was first published as a poet in Malta. Weldon travelled widely; by the age of ten she had lived in Africa, Britain, Central America and Malta and spoken four languages. As an adult migrant to Western Australia, she continued her work in journalism and public relations. Widowed at 47, Weldon made the transition to full time creative writing. Her four full length books are: Stone Mother Tongue (UWAP 2018), The Lake’s Apprentice (UWAP, 2014), The Roof Milkers (Sunline 2008), Ropes of Sand (ANM 1984). Her poetry, essays and short stories have been widely published in national journals and anthologies, broadcast on Radio National and incorporated in multi-disciplinary presentations at art exhibitions and festivals. The Nature Conservancy Australia awarded Weldon their Inaugural Essay Prize. She has won several poetry awards. A former community writing facilitator and writer in Residence at SymbioticA, UWA and at St James Centre for Excellence, Malta, Weldon’s interests are cultural diversity, inclusivity and ecological awareness. She is writing an autobiography in two parts, drawing on memories of travel and creativity before and after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. As a nature writer accustomed to physical agility and mental acuity, this life-changing condition has proven a challenge and provoked newly published poetry and a forthcoming essay for the anthology ‘Women of a Certain Courage’ (Fremantle Press 2025).
Website: annamariaweldon.com.au
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