Coquohalla

Coquohalla is an emerging writer from Australia.

She writes poetry and short stories and is in the process of writing her first novel. Her work often focuses on themes of grief and feminine rage as well as the small joys of day-to-day life.
Previously living in Broken Hill, regional New South Wales, she enjoys taking part in ‘pleinair’ poetry, taking inspiration from her surroundings. The environment of Stöðvarfjörður is a stark opposite of the red dirt of Broken Hill, and its stillness partnered with the never-ending sunlight was a great inspiration in her writing. She spent days taking notes on the smell, sights and sounds of the fjord, playing with words and experimenting with photography.

Most of her time was spent working on her debut novel, a fantasy retelling of a romantic classical ballet. The eternal sunlight of Stöðvarfjörður inspired Coquohalla to write from the perspective of time. An ever knowing being who finds herself unneeded in the land of the Afterlife, where there are no nights.
Coquohalla and her partner, George, are immigrating to the UK, and hope to return to the residency in the future.