Published works –
a selection 

BOOKS

  • The Wonder of Little Things, Vince Copley with Lea McInerney, ABC Books 2022, 2023

  • The Wonder of Little Things Young Readers Edition, Vince Copley with Lea McInerney, ABC Books 2024

ESSAYS

  • Intimacies, intricacies, cadences Griffith Review 84: Attachment Styles 2024

  • Life on JobKeeper Griffith Review 73: Hey Utopia! 2021

  • Learning the local language Griffith Review 55: State of Hope & republished in Inside Story 2017

  • Field notes on death Griffith Review 41: Now We are Ten & republished in Crikey.com 2013

  • More than two stories Griffith Review 39: Tasmania: the tipping point? 2013

POETRY & ARTICLES

  • Poetry in Cordite, Southerly, Westerly, Meanjin, Australian Poetry Anthology, Eureka Street

  • Poem on a city street for Raining Poetry in Adelaide, 2020

  • Poem on a library receipt for Yarra Libraries, 2019

  • Micro-fiction on Brisbane billboards for QWC’s #8WordStory, 2017

  • War, what’s the word good for? The Age, 2008

  • No place like home in a crowded rental market The Age, 2008

residencies, AWARDS & GRANTS

  • Creative Australia Arts Project grant 2023

  • Residency at Tyrone Guthrie Arts Centre Annaghmakerrig Ireland 2019

  • Residency at Varuna The Writers’ House, through Griffith Review 2017

  • Poetry Mentorship through Australian Society of Authors 2013

  • Creative Victoria Arts Development grant 2013

  • Australia Council for the Arts Artstart grant 2012

  • Finalist in Griffith Review & Varuna national essay competition 2010

  • Outstanding achievement award, RMIT’s professional writing and editing program 2010

Qualifications & professional memberships

  • Associate Degree Professional Writing and Editing RMIT Melbourne

  • Member Australian Society of Authors

About lea

Lea’s essays and poetry have been published in Griffith Review, Meanjin, Cordite Poetry Review, Westerly and Southerly Journal. She is co-author with Vince Copley of The Wonder of Little Things, published by ABC Books in 2022.

Lea has been awarded grants, mentorships and residencies from the Australia Council, Creative Victoria, the Australian Society of Authors, Griffith Review and Varuna.

Over the years she has worked as a registered nurse and midwife, social policy consultant, workshop facilitator and trainer, and plain language communication specialist.

Lea grew up on Ngadjuri Country, in the South Australian town of Clare. After long stints living in the UK, Hobart and Melbourne, she now lives in Adelaide.

THANKs FROM LEA

Hannah Grey, Senior Designer at SOLID, designed this website. Hannah and Solid’s directors - Gav, Anika and Matt - are all super talented and a joy to work with.

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Onjuli Datta - wonderful writer, astute editor, lovely person - edited the pages.

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An earlier website was assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts. Much gratitude to them.

The images

The image on the home page is by David Clode

All other images on this website are Lea’s own photographs, except for several artworks on Reaching Into The Quiet on the Short Pieces page, used with permission.