Semester 1, 2025
Publishers
Name: Per Henningsgaard
Organisational role: Publisher
Major/degree: BA in English, PhD in English & Cultural Studies
Most likely to: Be carrying huge stacks of paper everywhere because I'm reading a manuscript
Favourite book: Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner
Highlight of your time at Curtin: Founding Elephant Page Publishing alongside my students, of course!
Name: Soraya Acosta Sanchez
Organisational role: Deputy Publisher
Major/degree: MA in Creative Writing
Most likely to: Watch the Eras Tour movie on repeat
Favourite book: Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews
Highlight of your degree: Writing the prologue of my spin-off series and getting to share it with my classmates
Directors
Name: Josie Parker
Organisational role: Acquisitions Director
Major/degree: MA in Professional Writing & Publishing
Most likely to: Go to sleep by 8pm
Favourite book: The Realm of the Elderlings by Robin Hobb (this is 16 books, but I can’t choose)
Highlight of your degree: Writing narrative nonfiction
Name: Harman Heer
Organisational role: Design & Production Director
Major/degree: MA in Professional Writing & Publishing
Most likely to: Book a last-minute holiday
Favourite book: The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows by John Koenig
Highlight of your degree: Learning about the intricacies of the publishing process
Name: Marcuz Grainger
Organisational role: Marketing & Digital Director
Major/degree: BA in Professional Writing & Publishing
Most likely to: Start singing a High School Musical verse mid-conversation
Favourite book: The Darkwing Omnibus by Alan Gibbons
Highlight of your degree: Leading the Marketing & Digital Department for Elephant Page Publishing!
Acquisitions
Name: Taya Dardengo
Organisational role: Acquisitions Associate
Major/degree: BA in Professional Writing & Publishing and Marketing
Most likely to: Forget the word I’m trying to say
Favourite book: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Alira Sáenz
Highlight of your degree: Getting to interview a politician for a feature article!
Name: Ellis Wakelam
Organisational role: Acquisitions Associate
Major/degree: BA in Professional Writing & Publishing
Most likely to: Reread or rewatch the same book or film/series over and over, obsess over it for years, and base my entire personality on it
Favourite book: Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights? by Lemony Snicket.
Highlight of your degree: My placement at X-Press Magazine in 2024
Name: Kasey Milburn
Organisational role: Acquisitions Associate
Major/degree: BA in Professional Writing & Publishing and Japanese
Favourite book: It must be either The Hunger Games books by Suzanne Collins because they still hold up or East of Eden by John Steinbeck which I read recently and fell in love with
Highlight of your degree: Doing a placement at a Writers' Centre
Name: Danica Hehre
Organisational role: Acquisitions Associate
Major/degree: I’m currently a high school student!
Most likely to: Watch bad movies just to make stupid commentary about how bad they are
Favourite book: Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Editorial
Name: Gabriel Harrison
Organisational role: Editorial Associate
Major/degree: BA in Professional Writing & Publishing and Creative Writing
Most likely to: Cancel plans and stay home with a cup of cocoa and a book instead
Favourite book: Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Highlight of your degree: Developing a poetry collection inspired by music
Name: Indara Gentle
Organisational role: Editorial Associate
Major/degree: BA in Creative Writing
Most likely to: Start reading a new book before finishing my last one
Favourite book: Animal Farm by George Orwell
Name: Cheree Navales
Organisational role: Editorial Associate
Major/degree: BA in Creative Writing
Most likely to: Start reading a new book even though I have four others on the go
Favourite book: Almond by Won-pyung Sohn
Highlight of your degree: Reviving my love for writing and discovering a new passion for editing
Name: Chanel Tran Organisational role: Editorial Associate
Major/degree: BA in Professional Writing & Publishing
Favourite book: The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
Name: Daniel Worner Organisational role: Editorial Associate
Major/degree: BA in Creative Writing
Favourite book: Mickey7 by Edward Ashton
Name: Lydia Marshall
Organisational role: Editorial Associate
Major/degree: BA in Professional Writing & Publishing
Favourite book: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Highlight of your degree: Gaining experience in different forms of writing
Marketing & Digital
Name: Kel McDonough
Organisational role: Marketing & Digital Associate
Major/degree: BA in Professional Writing & Publishing, specialisations in Photography and Digital Marketing
Most likely to: Not stop talking once I get on a roll...
Favourite book: The Stand by Stephen King
Highlight of your degree: Working at Elephant Page, of course, and taking LOTS of pictures in my Photography specialisation
Name: Liza Schilperoort Organisational role: Marketing & Digital Associate
Major/degree: BCOM/BA in Marketing and Professional Writing & Publishing
Most likely to: Always buy a sweet treat
Favourite book: The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston (my 2024 favourite)
Highlight of your degree: Getting to know my wonderful friends and tutors!
Name: Tammie Watts Organisational role: Marketing & Digital Associate
Major/degree: BA in Professional Writing & Publishing
Most likely to: Spend the entire party patting the dog
Favourite book: My guilty pleasure comfort book is Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Highlight of your degree: Learning the ins and outs of the publishing industry and strengthening my own writing skills!
Name: Pia Connell
Organisational role: Marketing & Digital Associate
Major/degree: BA in Professional Writing & Publishing
Most likely to: Be planning my next trip while still on holiday
Favourite book: Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
Highlight of your degree: Being able to study what I love and meeting so many amazing people along the way!
Name: Siobhan O’Connor Organisational role: Marketing & Digital Associate
Major/degree: MA in Professional Writing & Publishing
Most likely to: Be found patting the dog at parties
Favourite book: Hard to pick a favourite, but I'm currently reading the Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson and loving it!
Highlight of your degree: Being able to work in a real publishing studio!
Design & Production
Name: Asya Asyali
Organisational role: Design & Production Associate
Major/degree: MA in Professional Writing & Publishing
Most likely to: Spend more time planning than actually doing but still getting it all done
Favourite book: The Feminist Killjoy Handbook by Sara Ahmed
Highlight of your degree: Exploring feminist materialist methodologies and their applications in contemporary art writing
Name: Kang Stiles
Organisational role: Design & Production Associate
Major/degree: BA in Creative Writing
Most likely to: Walk into a wall
Favourite book: Yellowface by R. F. Kuang Highlight of your degree: Meeting and working with cool people
Name: Olivia Rowcliffe
Organisational role: Design & Production Associate
Major/degree: BA in Creative Writing and Professional Writing & Publishing
Most likely to: Decorate every surface in the house with my books
Favourite book: The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland
Highlight of your degree: Making friends with fellow readers and writers who are just as passionate as I am