The Mill is thrilled to announce Aimee Knight as the recipient of the 2017 Writer in Residence residency. Over the next 12 months, Aimee will create work for, with and about The Mill, from a permanent base within our creative community.
The Writer in Residence program supports emerging writers from a variety of disciplines. The program creates a broader audience for writing through leadership, mentorship and publication.
About the writer:
Aimee writes cultural criticism and creative non-fiction. Her words appear on and in The Big Issue Australia, Little White Lies, Kill Your Darlings, The Lifted Brow, Daily Life, Broadly and more.
In 2015 she was a Writer in Residence at SA Writers Centre. The following year, she was selected for Critics Campus at Melbourne International Film Festival. She’s set to appear as an artist at National Young Writers' Festival in October 2017.
Aimee is a poptimist who digs gender equality, sexual diversity and good mental health. Dancing on stage with Bruce Springsteen didn’t cure her anxiety, but it sure did help.
Read her work here: www.clippings.me/siraimeeknight
Testimonial:
“As an inaugural Writer in Residence at The Mill, I've had the space and support to connect with many of the resident and exhibiting artists. It's a lively environment full of fascinating people creating vital new work. The Mill's staff has been especially encouraging of all my literary endeavours.” Aimee Knight, 2017-18 Writer in Residence