Emily Larkin is an Australian author who holds a Doctor of Creative Arts (Creative Writing) from the University of the Sunshine Coast. Emily is the author of the picture book The Whirlpool, illustrated by Hélène Magisson and published by Wombat Books (2017), and the young-adult dystopian novel Within the Ward, published by Rhiza Edge (2021). Her short fiction and poetry features in Australian and international literary journals. Emily loves teaching Creative Writing and English Literature at the University of Queensland. To follow Emily, visit
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