Alice Monfries

Sep 12, 2024 | futurewomen.com | Alice Monfries |Melanie Joosten |Shannah Kennedy

For most of us it’s been a weird and not-so-wonderful time at work. Whether you’re an essential worker who was on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic or had an office job where you’re now being asked to work mainly from the living room – things have changed. For those who have lost their jobs or are working fewer hours than you might like that change is particularly tough and our best wishes are yours to keep.

Sep 9, 2024 | 9news.com.au | Alice Monfries

It likely went unnoticed by most travelling through Adelaide Airport, but for one family, it changed their world: a father who fled Iran to create a better life for his wife and daughter reunited with them after 15 years. Michael's arduous journey began when he fled the Middle Eastern nation in 2009, leaving behind his wife, Farahnaz, and 18-month-old daughter, Tiana, in search of a brighter future.

Jul 1, 2024 | futurewomen.com | Tina Makereti |Bri Lee |Melanie Joosten |Alice Monfries

One of the protagonists of my new novel, The Mires, is a single mother of two named Keri. It’s my first time writing about single parenthood in a novel, and to do the experience justice, Keri’s life is derived from parts of my own, particularly before I started writing. Writing changed my life, and my work, forever.

Jun 14, 2024 | futurewomen.com | Bri Lee |Melanie Joosten |Alice Monfries |Ayesha Inoon

A couple of years ago when I started telling people that my next book was a novel, the responses were… mixed. It was not what they were expecting. There was a little suspicion or perhaps a touch of doubt. Who does she think she is? When my debut memoir, Eggshell Skull, came out in 2018 it announced me to the world as a non-fiction author. I followed it up with Beauty and Who Gets to Be Smart, both of which are hard-hitting, issues-based investigations and personal, argumentative works.

May 20, 2024 | futurewomen.com | Melanie Joosten |Alice Monfries |Ayesha Inoon

In writing my most recent book, Like Fire-Hearted Suns, I came to understand that the women who fought for our right to vote truly understood the value of persistence when pursuing their goals. Depending on what country they were in, it took years or decades before women could vote on the same terms as men – and shamefully even longer in Australia for First Nations people. Much of what these women learnt to do involved coming back again and again, and turning up even when it seemed impossible.