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| Name | Andrea Louise Thomas |
| Preferred public name | Andrea Louise Thomas |
| Bio | Words make my heart sing. I have been crafting letters, stories and poetry since childhood. I got my Bachelor of Arts degree in English Language and Literature at the University of California, Berkeley which fuelled my passion for story and gave me the opportunity to workshop with many famous poets. I have been a professional writer for 20 years; writing for magazines and arts organisations. I enjoy interviewing people and writing their stories. I have written more than 300 stories. My passion for performance poetry led me to compete in Poetry Idol at Melbourne Writers Festival 2009- 2011 and become a Victorian State Finalist in the Australian Poetry Slam 2010, 2011 & 2014 and as a feature poet on TV and radio. One of my performance poems was adapted into an award-winning short film, Train of Thought – Poetry in Film (YouTube https://youtu.be/4i5QpzA6iak?si=V3ohuyjbVzZfD_1Y) which was screened at a number of film festivals including the Cannes International Film Festival 2016. Starting my early career in Education, my teaching credentials have enabled me to nurture many writers from primary and secondary school students to adults. My writing workshops cover letter writing, poetry writing, performance and micro fiction. I established the Frankston Writers’ Salon at Frankston Library in 2024. Two of my short stories were shortlisted for the Mornington Peninsula Mayor’s Short Story Award in 2023 & 2024. I wrote a children’s picture in 2025 currently out ti a publisher. I was longlisted for the CBC Poetry Prize (Canada) in 2025. I was Runner Up in the 2025 Central Avenue Poetry Prize(Canada) and a second poems was shortlisted. Two poems were published this in Poetry D’Amour Love Poetry Anthology 2025 published by WA Completed and submitted my debut poetry collection in 2025. |
| Genre | General Fiction, Biographical, Kids Books, Poetry, Short Stories, Non Fiction |
| Why Do You Write? | Because word matter. |
| Have you been published before? | |
| If yes, where have you been published? | Central Avenue Poetry Prize Anthology 2025, Poetry D’Amour 2025, Paradise Anthology, Offset, Page 17, Writers from the Peninsula, Beautiful Storm, Poetry D'Amour, Peninsula Essence magazine, Mint magazine, Pearl magazine, Mornington Peninsula magazine, Good Life magazine, Visitor magazine., |
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| What are you currently working on? | Fiction, nonfiction, poetry |
| What are your long term goals? | To publish across several genres |
| What is your writing regime? | I aim to write six days a week. |