I am a writer, social worker, and counsellor living in Melbourne, on unceded Wurundjeri land.
My second novel, LITTLE PLUM, was published by Text Publishing in February, 2023.
My debut novel, CHERRY BEACH, was published by Text Publishing in February 2020. It was shortlisted for the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, the Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature’s Fiction Award, and was the winner of the UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing, as part of the 2021 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.
I am currently at work on my third book, a novel called LACEY.
As a therapeutic practitioner, I work with mental illness and trauma, in both perinatal and general contexts. I also provide clinical supervision to others working in the field. My current role is with the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture, providing support to refugees and asylum seekers.
You can contact me via my Text publicist, Emily Booth, at emily.booth@textpublishing.com.au, or directly at laurahelenmb@gmail.com.
Photo by Leah Jing Macintosh, 2021.